Presidential election

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Romania votes again, but where is TikTok 'sensation' Călin Georgescu?

Romanians head to the polls again on Sunday to elect a new president. What's at stake? And what happened to TikTok 'star' Călin Georgescu, who won last year's annulled election?

02/05/2025

Europe News

Milanović and Primorac to compete in Croatia's presidential run-off

The polls suggest Croatia’s left-leaning president Zoran Milanović, who is an outspoken critic of Western military support for Ukraine, will win.

11/01/2025

Europe News

Exit polls show victory for Croatia's incumbent president Milanović

A poll by Ipsos shows Milanović leading with over 50% of the vote, with his main challenger Dragan Primorac, trailing far behind with 22%.

29/12/2024

Europe News

Protests in Georgia continue as new president is about to be elected

For the first time, the president of Georgia is not elected by popular vote.

13/12/2024

Europe News

Romania's Georgescu protests cancelled vote outside polling station

Standing outside a closed polling station on Sunday, the so-called 'TikTok Messiah' claimed the Consitutional Court was "cancelling democracy" by anulling the first round of the presidential vote.

08/12/2024

Europe News

Georgescu, Lasconi label top court ruling 'illegal, undemocratic'

Independent far-right presidential candidate Călin Georgescu has slammed Romania’s top court after they decided on Friday to annul the results of the first round of the presidential vote and cancelled Sunday’s runoff citing Russian interference.

07/12/2024

Europe News

Romanian court annuls presidential vote in major political earthquake

The first round of the elections saw a previously unknown far-right nationalist candidate Călin Georgescu top the polls in a shock result.

06/12/2024

Europe News

More than 4,000 Romanians participate in pro-Europe rally

Thousands of Romanians gathered in a popular square in the capital Bucharest to stage a pro-Europe rally. It comes just a few days before the second round of the country’s presidential election, as concerns over the political scene veering towards populism loom large.

06/12/2024

Europe News

Declassified reports hint at 'state actor' behind Georgescu's campaign

Five secret reports from different Romanian institutions and agencies have been made public by the country's president upon their request.

04/12/2024

Europe News

Romanian 'TikTok Messiah' embodies hybrid war with West

Romanian presidential candidate Calin Georgescu has millions of likes on TikTok and hundreds of thousands of followers. He ran a successful social media campaign to emerge victorious in the first round of the country's presidential elections.

27/11/2024

Europe News

Shock in Romania after little-known populist secures presidential lead

According to his website, Calin Georgescu holds a doctorate in pedology, a branch of soil science, and held different positions in Romania’s environment ministry in the 1990s.

25/11/2024

Europe News

Polish PiS party selects historian Karol Nawrocki as presidential pick

The decision caps a weekend during which the country's two largest parties announced their candidates for an election that will decide the successor to incumbent President Andrzej Duda, whose second and final term ends in August 2025.

24/11/2024

USA

Trump vows to fire special counsel Jack Smith if re-elected

Jack Smith, who was appointed in 2022, has charged Trump with multiple offenses concerning his efforts to overturn the result of the 2020 election.

24/10/2024

Europe News

Voting underway in Azerbaijan snap parliamentary election

Twenty-five political parties are participating in these elections, with the winners set to govern the country for the next five years. 990 candidates are competing for 125 positions in parliament.

01/09/2024

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Thousands protest across Venezuela over presidential election result

The demonstrations followed an election that was among the most peaceful in recent memory, reflecting hopes that Venezuela could avoid bloodshed and end 25 years of single-party rule.

30/07/2024

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Venezuela’s presidential candidates wrap up election campaigns

Sunday’s election presents the ruling United Socialist Party with its most challenging electoral test in decades. Following years of boycotting elections, the main opposition parties have united behind a single candidate, González.

26/07/2024

Iran

Iran names six approved candidates for presidential election

The 28 June snap election takes place following President Ebrahim Raisi's death last month in a helicopter crash.

10/06/2024

Lithuania

Nausėda wins first round of Lithuanian presidential election

Lithuanians voted in a presidential election on Sunday at a time when Russian gains on the battlefield in Ukraine are fuelling greater fears about Moscow’s intentions, particularly in the strategically important Baltic region.

13/05/2024

Slovakia

Peter Pellegrini to become next Slovakian president

Peter Pellegrini is to become the next president of Slovakia amid divide in support for Ukraine war.

06/04/2024

Green News

Will the next presidency improve Mexico’s environmental record?

The leading presidential candidate is not making climate a central part of her campaign ahead of the 2 June election.

05/04/2024