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Poland

Leading Polish candidates try to court voters ahead of election

Poland’s election will determine if the ruling conservative Law and Justice party will remain in power and continue its eurosceptic policies.

Slovakia

Pro-Russian party wins Slovakia's election, but not outright

Populist former prime minister Robert Fico and his leftist, pro-Russian Smer party have won early parliamentary elections in Slovakia.

Poland

How will women vote in Poland’s next election?

The vote of women in the incoming parliamentary election in Poland could be crucial in determining whether the PiS will hold on to power - or would be punished for restricting access to abortion in the country, experts say.

Poland

Poland is one month away from an election that could shake things up

One month before Poland’s parliamentary election on 15 October, Euronews looks at how the race might shake up the country’s politics through two new risky coalitions.

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World News

Poland's political parties reveal campaign programs before election

Poland’s conservative governing party and the opposition showered potential voters with promises on Saturday as the country's political parties revealed their campaign programs before the 15 October parliamentary election.

Greece

Out of bailout spotlight, Greeks feeling recovery pains at election

For the first time in more than a decade, Greeks will go to the polls Sunday to elect a leader no longer confined to steering the country’s economy from a back seat.

Bulgaria

Bulgarians go to the polls for the fifth time in two years

Bulgarians say they hope for a stable government at last as they head to the polls. The EU's poorest Member State is traditionally close to Moscow but has been divided by the war in Ukraine, which has exacerbated the state's political turmoil.

Tunisia

Tunisians voting in parliamentary elections

Tunisians are casting their votes in the second round of parliamentary elections. They're seen as a conclusive step in President Kais Saied’s push to consolidate power.

Tunisia

Lowest turnout since the Revolution

Tunisian opposition parties have demanded President Kais Saied's resignation after fewer than 9% of the electorate voted on Saturday

World News

Tunisians vote for parliament amid economic, democracy woes

Tunisians voted in a lacklustre election on Saturday for a parliament with virtually no power, the final pillar in President Kais Saied's political overhaul in the birthplace of the Arab Spring. Opposition parties have boycotted the vote and say the poll is part of a "coup" against democracy.

Europe News

'Thrilled and proud': PM Frederiksen's delight at Danish election win

The Social Democrats again became the biggest party in parliament with 27.5% of votes.

Denmark

Centre-left government hangs in balance as Denmark goes to the polls

#Denmark election: Frederiksen's government in balance in battle for centrist votes

My Europe Series

Five factors at play as Macron struggles for parliamentary majority

Sunday's second round of voting for the French National Assembly could see the re-elected President Macron lose much of his power if his alliance fails to gain an absolute majority.

France

French parliamentary election: Five key takeaways

The French parliamentary election's opening round on Sunday saw President Emmanuel Macron's Ensemble coalition take a slight lead, with 25.75% of the popular vote, compared with 25.66% for the leftist bloc of Jean-Luc Melenchon.

Australia

Labor topples conservatives in Australia as Albanese elected 31st PM

The Labour Party is also on track to win a majority in the Australian Parliament after the Liberal-National coalition failed to secure enough seats.

Lebanon

Lebanon elections: Hezbollah and allies lose majority in vote

It is the first election in Lebanon since a devastating economic crisis erupted in October 2019.

Lebanon

Lebanese go to polls to elect new parliament amid economic meltdown

Expectations are low that the outcome will significantly alter the political landscape, despite a new crop of candidates from a nationwide protest movement.

Slovenia

Slovenia's Janša defeated by opposition liberal Freedom Movement

The Freedom Movement only launched in January, but has built on growing anger at populist Prime Minister Janez Janša, accused of authoritarianism and restricting freedoms.

Europe News

Watch: Populist PM Jansa could be ousted as Slovenians go to polls

Jansa's conservative Democratic Party is being challenged by a new Freedom Movement, led by Robert Golob, with the two groupings just a percentage point apart in opinion polls.

Serbia

Kosovo's PM says polling stations will be closed in Serbia elections

Ethnic Serbs in Kosovo were previously able to vote in Serbian elections but the Prime Minister says voting can only take place at a liaison office and maintains that the elections breach Kosovo's sovereignty.