Bulgaria Kiril Petkov chosen by Bulgarian parliament as next prime minister Petkov is the co-leader of the new anti-corruption We Continue The Change party. 13/12/2021
Bulgaria Bulgaria 'moves closer' to forming coalition to end political crisis The co-leader of We Continue the Change, Kiril Petkov, has said he was ready to assume the post of prime minister. 06/12/2021
Romania Romanian MPs approve coalition that will see rotating prime ministers Under the coalition agreement, Romania will rotate its prime minister every 18 months before the next parliamentary elections. 25/11/2021
Romania Romania could have rotating prime ministers if new coalition approved The Liberals and Social Democrats may agree to rotate the role of prime minister between the two parties until the next elections in 2024. 22/11/2021
Portugal Early election called in Portugal after MPs reject Socialists' budget The snap election is set to take place on January 30 next year. 04/11/2021
Romania Romania's crisis continues as latest PM-designate throws in the towel Third time lucky? 02/11/2021
Romania Romania's defence minister nominated to try and form government Nicolae Ciuca, a reserve army general and Romania's caretaker defence minister, has been named as the country's prime minister delegate. A previous attempt to form a centrist government in Romania failed this week. 21/10/2021
Romania Romanian MPs fail to support new government proposal of Dacian Ciolos The vote result risks prolonging Romania's ongoing political crisis amid an acute surge of coronavirus cases. 20/10/2021
Romania Former PM Dacian Cioloș tasked with forming new Romanian government Romania's former prime minister Dacian Cioloș has been appointed to try and form a new government. 11/10/2021
Georgia Georgia's ruling party leads after early results in local elections Mayoral contests in the four largest cities likely will need runoffs after the vote, overshadowed by the arrest on Friday of exiled former president Mikheil Saakashvili. 03/10/2021
Netherlands Dutch political leaders meet to resolve stalled coalition talks The last general election six months ago failed to produce a governing coalition in the Netherlands. 29/09/2021
Romania Romania PM holds onto party leadership after internal battle Cîțu, who heads the ruling National Liberal Party, held off a challenge from former Romanian leader Ludovic Orban. 27/09/2021
Romania Romania's government faces confidence vote after party quits coalition Ministers from the second-largest party in the ruling coalition resigned on Monday following the dismissal of Romania's Justice Minister last week. 07/09/2021
Romania Romania's government in crisis after dismissal of justice minister A junior party in Romania's ruling coalition has called on Prime Minister Florin Cîțu to resign after he dismissed the justice minister on Wednesday. 02/09/2021
Bulgaria Bulgaria to hold presidential election in November amid crisis Bulgarians will vote for their President on November 14, while political parties have still failed to form a government after two parliamentary elections in 2021. 02/09/2021
Bulgaria Bulgaria could be heading for third general election in a year The anti-system "There is such a people" party (ITN) announced on Tuesday that it will not submit its minority government for parliamentary approval. 10/08/2021
Tunisia Will Tunisia's political crisis affect migration numbers to Europe? Some believe there is no future in Europe. For others, Kais Saied’s recent power grab will persuade people to stay. 09/08/2021
Bulgaria Bulgaria's President pushes for government talks to avoid 3rd election Bulgaria's President Ruman Radev had urged parties to hold coalition talks to avoid a third parliamentary election. 30/07/2021
Samoa Samoa's newly elected first female PM locked out of parliament On Monday morning, Prime Minister-elect Fiame Naomi Mata’afa and her supporters showed up at parliament to form a new government, but were not allowed inside. 24/05/2021
Georgia Opposition parties in Georgia sign deal to end political crisis Several opposition parties have agreed to enter parliament, which they had been boycotting since elections last year. 20/04/2021
Slovakia Pressure mounts on Slovakia's PM to quit after two ministers resign Slovakia's political crisis was sparked by the secret purchase of Russia's Sputnik V vaccine. 24/03/2021
Slovakia Slovakia's Sputnik V crisis deepens as PM says he's willing to resign The decision to buy vaccines from Moscow before their approval by the European Union had generated a political crisis in Slovakia's ruling coalition. 22/03/2021
Belarus Alexander Lukashenko warns Belarus protesters: 'Be patient' The Belarusian opposition led by Sviatlana Tsikhanouskaya is hoping to start talks with the government in May - if an online poll launched on Thursday gives her the mandate to enter negotiations. 20/03/2021
Bolivia Bolivia's political crisis deepens after ex-interim president arrested Jeanine Anez, the conservative interim president who led Bolivia for a year, was arrested on Saturday and released after questioning. 14/03/2021
Slovakia Slovakia's health minister quits over buying Russia's COVID-19 vaccine He resigned to avoid Slovakia's ruling coalition crumbling apart. 12/03/2021
Georgia Georgia's ruling party appoints new PM amid calls for fresh elections The governing Georgian Dream party selected the defence minister to take over as prime minister following the sudden resignation of Giorgi Gakharia over the attempts to detain an opposition leader. 18/02/2021
