Presidential elections

Romania

Hungarian minority plays key role in Dan's Romanian presidential win

High voter turnout, especially among young people and women, helped Bucharest Mayor Nicușor Dan win Romania's presidential runoff, defeating the hard-right George Simion.

21/05/2025

Europe News

Romanians to choose Simion or Dan in presidential vote runoff

Romanians face a presidential election redo on Sunday. Hard-right George Simion scored a victory over pro-European Nicușor Dan in the first round, but recent surveys show the race is tight.

16/05/2025

Europe News

Romania’s nationalist candidate reaches out to Hungarian minority

Romania’s Hungarians voted against hard-right candidate George Simion in the first round of the presidential elections, but in a Euronews and Euronews Romania exclusive, Simion appears to offer them an olive branch as the decisive voting day looms.

08/05/2025

Europe News

Nearly 40% of Romanian voters undecided before presidential election

Romania's 4 May election re-run sees undecided voters following allegations of Russian interference. Four candidates are polling strongly.

16/04/2025

Europe News

As Romania gears up for election rerun, who are the frontrunners?

Romanian voters will cast their ballots for the second time in six months on 4 May, with another far-right candidate, George Simion, leading opinion polls.

04/04/2025

France

French court ruling could spell trouble for Le Pen's presidential run

Legal experts suggest the verdict against a local official from the French island of Mayotte could impact the outcome of the far-right leader's embezzlement trial.

28/03/2025

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Chaos in Bucharest after Georgescu barred from election rerun

Chaos broke out in Romania's capital on Sunday as supporters of Calin Georgescu protested the electoral body's decision to reject his candidacy in the presidential election rerun.

10/03/2025

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Zoran Milanović begins second term as President of Croatia

Zoran Milanović was inaugurated as Croatia’s President for a second term on Tuesday in Zagreb.

18/02/2025

World News

Ecuador's presidential election heads to second round

In the first round on Sunday, President Daniel Noboa narrowly beat the leftist candidate Luisa González, who far exceeded pollsters' predictions.

10/02/2025

Greece

Greek government picks conservative ex-culture minister for president

While the Greek presidency is a largely ceremonial role, opposition parties say the nomination of a political conservative represents a missed opportunity to build consensus.

15/01/2025

Europe News

Campaigning for Polish presidential elections begins

Poland's presidential election will take place on 18 May. The election campaign has just started officially.

15/01/2025

Europe News

What’s at stake in Poland’s upcoming presidential elections?

May's vote will, to a large extent, determine whether Prime Minister Donald Tusk's coalition government can implement its agenda.

13/01/2025

Europe News

Far-right AUR party leads protests against annulled Romanian election

Romania was plunged into turmoil after Călin Georgescu, a far-right ultranationalist, won the first round of the presidential election, only for allegations of electoral violations and Russian interference to emerge.

12/01/2025

Croatia

Will Croatia’s Trump-like president get re-elected on Sunday?

President Zoran Milanovic, an outspoken critic of Western military support for Ukraine in its war against Russia, is running for re-election.

29/12/2024

World

Violence after election court ruling leaves 21 dead in Mozambique

The unrest following the presidential elections, which has claimed over 150 lives since October, has sparked concern from the European Union.

25/12/2024

Europe News

Romania's pro-EU parties clinch deal to form coalition government

The parties have agreed to potentially endorse a single candidate in new presidential elections after the first round was annulled last week.

11/12/2024

Europe News

Romania's top court asks for presidential election first round recount

Far-right, Moscow-friendly candidate Călin Georgescu dramatically won in the election's first round — shocking the country's political establishment.

28/11/2024

Europe News

What could happen to Ukraine if Călin Georgescu becomes president?

The independent nationalist beat all expectations by winning the first round of the presidential elections in Romania on Sunday.

27/11/2024

Georgia

Abkhazia's leader resigns after protests over investment deal

The so-called president of the self-declared parastate of Abkhazia, Aslan Bzhania, has resigned but will withdraw his resignation if protesters do not leave government buildings in Sukhumi by Tuesday.

19/11/2024

Europe News

Sandu has slim lead in Moldova's presidential run-off

Pro-EU president Maia Sandu takes lead ahead of Russia-friendly candidate Alexandr Stoianoglo with almost 91% of the vote counted.

03/11/2024