Guatemala

Clashes break out in Guatemala amid election frustration

Election violence has broken out in parts of Guatemala as voters express frustration over presidential choices

26/06/2023

Turkey

Turkey once again goes to the polls on Sunday in a tight election

As Turkey's election goes to a run-off on Sunday, 28 May, President Recep Tayyip Erdogan is hoping voters in the southern earthquake region will endorse his moderate Islamic message and give him the edge in the poll.

25/05/2023

Turkey

Turkey's President appears in public after reportedly being unwell

Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan, who has been reportedly unwell since Tuesday evening, appeared in public for the first time on Saturday in Istanbul, in images broadcast by television stations.

29/04/2023

Culture news

Everything you need to know about Disney’s big week

Disney is suing Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis and more films have been announced during this year's CinemaCon convention amidst further layoffs.

27/04/2023

Montenegro

Former economy minister Jakov Milatović wins Montenegro election

Former economy minister Jakov Milatović wins the presidential runoff election in Montenegro on Sunday, defeating longtime incumbent Milo Đukanović.

02/04/2023

Montenegro

Đukanović v Milatović: the race to become Montenegro's president

Election pollsters in Montenegro are predicting the incumbent president Milo Đukanović, who has led the country in various posts for three decades, could be swept aside by Europe Now candidate Jakov Milatović.

21/03/2023

Mexico

'Don’t touch my vote!': Crowds in Mexico protest electoral reform

Protesters in Mexico City urged the government to scrap controversial electoral reform championed by President Andres Manuel Lopez Obrador

27/02/2023

USA

'Unfinished business': Donald Trump kicks off 2024 US presidential run

Early polls suggest the 76-year-old former president is already leading the pack for the Republican Party nomination.

29/01/2023

Czech Republic

Retired Czech army general Pavel wins presidential election

Petr Pavel, a retired army general, has decisively defeated populist billionaire Andrej Babis to become the Czech Republic's new president.

29/01/2023

USA

Trump Organization fined around €1.5 million for tax fraud

Former US President Donald Trump’s company was fined around €1.5 million on Friday for a scheme in which the former president’s top executives dodged personal income taxes on lavish job perks.

14/01/2023

Czech Republic

Babis faces stiff competition in Czech Republic presidential election

Former Czech Republic PM Andrej Babis is taking on economist Danuse Nerudova and retired army Gen. Petr Pavel as well as five other candidates in the Czech Republic presidential election. Zeman was the first president elected by popular vote. His second and final five-year term expires in March.

13/01/2023

Czech Republic

Voting starts in Czech presidential elections

Eight candidates are battling it out to become the next president of the Czech Republic, with billionaire businessman Andrej Babis the favourite according to pollsters.

12/01/2023

Culture news

Brazil to create 'memorial' from artwork damaged by far-right rioters

Several pieces of art, including a painting worth around €1.4 million, were destroyed when thousands of supporters of former leader Jair Bolsonaro swarmed Brazil's presidential palace.

11/01/2023

Europe News

Czech court clears former PM Andrej Babis of fraud

The Czech Republic's former Prime Minister has been cleared of fraud by a court in Prague. Andrej Babis is running for president in elections on Friday.

09/01/2023

World

Year in Review: How Europe's far right garnered support in 2022

The 2022 electoral successes of Europe's far-right in Italy, France, Hungary and Sweden have marked a significant shift in mainstream politics.

23/12/2022

USA

Former president Trump's Christmas gift idea? $99 NFTs of himself

Former US President Donald Trump, who is bidding to win back the White House in 2024, unveils on his Truth Social platform a collection of $99 digital trading cards showing him in several disguises, "very much like a baseball card, but hopefully much more exciting".

16/12/2022

Brazil

Campaigning ends before Brazil's presidential run-off on Sunday

On Sunday Brazilians will choose between a future of conservative values under the nationalist incumbent or the return of a leftist former president who has promoted his past record.

28/10/2022

Austria

'Austria is not an island': Beer Party founder on his election success

"Austria is not an island," he told Euronews. "We are not somewhere in the South Seas, where people could say 'we don't need others'."

24/10/2022

Brazil

Brazil's presidential election could be over after just one round

Former president Lula da Silva's lead over incumbent Jair Bolsonaro in the opinion polls is so big he could win the election without the need for a second-round run-off.

24/09/2022

World News

Lula vows to restore ties with EU if elected Brazil's next president

Presidential hopeful, Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva, vows to restore ties with EU if he is elected in October.

30/08/2022