Austria Far-right 'gains' as Austria kicks off 'super election year' Austria has seen a rise in support for the far right following local elections in the central state of Styria and Burgenland in the east. Primary 01/06/2015
Italy Italy: Renzi's Democratic Party loses ground in regional elections Italian Prime Minister Matteo Renzi has suffered a setback in regional elections. Although his centre-left Democratic Party has won five of seven 01/06/2015
Italy PM Renzi 's Democratic Party remains top in Italian local poll Exit polls in Italy’s local elections are indicating that Prime Minister Matteo Renzi’s Democratic Party will remain the largest in a vote widely 01/06/2015
Italy Italy votes in local elections, a test for Renzi's ruling party Renzi is hoping to get a strong result to solidify support for his labour and education reforms. 31/05/2015
Italy Italy: Local polls represent key test for Prime Minister Matteo Renzi Italians vote on Sunday in local elections widely seen as a key test for Prime Minister Matteo Renzi. His centre-left Democratic Party triumphed in 31/05/2015
Spain Spain's PM Rajoy disappointed by results in local elections Spain’s prime minister has acknowledged he was disappointed with his party’s showing in local elections. He attributed a drop in support largely to 25/05/2015
Insight Spanish local and regional elections deal major blow to big parties The new mayor of the second-largest city in Spain, anti-poverty activist Ada Colau, has described her success in regional and municipal elections as 25/05/2015
Spain Spain set for new politics of coalitions and power-sharing Much more than a tale of two cities in Spain, where the big parties’ grip on power in both Madrid and Barcelona has been broken in local and regional 25/05/2015
Spain Madrid residents react to Spain's political shake-up Although Spain’s ruling People’s Party (PP) got more votes than any other party in Sunday’s (May 24) regional and local elections, it and the rival 25/05/2015
Hungary Hungary's far-right Jobbik wins new parliament seat Hungary’s far-right Jobbik party has snatched a parliamentary seat from Prime Minister Viktor Orban’s centre-right Fidesz in a by-election in western 13/04/2015
Insight French conservatives deliver Socialists sharp slap in local polls Fans of France’s ex-president Nicolas Sarkozy threw out a cheer after the centre-right UMP party he leads looked to have won some two thirds of the 30/03/2015
France France's conservatives make huge gains in local elections France’s centre-right party and its allies are celebrating a resounding victory in the country’s local elections. Some papers are saying its a major 30/03/2015
France Success for Sarkozy as France swings to the right in local elections He is still got some way to go to get back into the Elysee Palace, but Nicolas Sarkozy’s conservative UMP party and its allies are celebrating a 29/03/2015
Spain Spain's Popular Party fails first election year test in Andalusia Nursing election hangovers, Spanish Prime Minister Mariano Rajoy and party colleagues have been discussing Sunday’s defeat in Andalusia. The Popular 23/03/2015
Spain Newly reelected head of Spain's Andalusia region also expecting first child For Spanish politician Susana Diaz, 2015 will be remembered for two very important events. The 40-year-old is preparing to give birth to her first 23/03/2015
Insight France's mid-term elections: left braces for impact It is local election time for France this weekend, round one. The polls come almost two years into the presidency of François Hollande, whose deep 21/03/2014
Insight Catalan poll blurs regional future The autonomous region of Catalonia in northern Spain is nursing a political hangover in the wake of elections on Sunday. Parties that campaigned 26/11/2012
Unreported Europe Catalonia rises on a wave of independence “I am part of Catalan culture, and it is very important to me.” “We have a very open way of seeing the world. For many years the Catalan culture 16/11/2012
Insight Spain election results like 'reading two countries' Two regions in Spain have just had elections with results that look simple but are not. In Galicia, the conservative People’s Party (PP) in power in 22/10/2012
Insight Could Bart's breakthrough lead to Belgium break-up The big local election gains of the Flemish nationalist party on Sunday has once again raised the spectre of a break-up of Belgium. Addressing 15/10/2012
