election campaign

Moldova

Moldova accuses Russia of organising pre-election vandalism

Tensions are rising with Moscow as Moldova's pro-western government accuses Russia of organising the vandalism of state buildings in the run-up to the election in October.

29/09/2024

China

Taiwan voters choose their next president

They have taken to the polls with the results weighing China's threat and the island nation's stability

13/01/2024

Serbia

Serbia's populists seek to tighten grip on power in tense election

The vote comes as some election monitors have reported pressure on voters, fearmongering and abuse of public office and institutions fostered by the authorities as well as accusations of vote-buying and voter-bribing.

17/12/2023

Culture news

Who is Esther McVey and what does ‘anti-woke’ mean anyway?

The British government’s brutal cabinet reshuffle has reintroduced Esther McVey, a minister without a portfolio who will be tasked with combating ‘wokery’. But what does that mean, and how are culture wars at the heart of the Tory leadership’s electoral tactics?

15/11/2023

Poland

Polish government engulfed by cash-for-visas scandal as election looms

Poland's ruling party has put hardline opposition to immigration at the centre of its brand – but it now turns out a top official may have corruptly facilitated hundreds of thousands of visa applications from Asia and Africa.

21/09/2023

Brazil

Lula and Bolsonaro supporters rally on eve of Sunday's election

Rival supporters gathered in Sao Paulo ahead of Sunday's election, with opinion polls suggesting ex-president Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva leads the right-wing incumbent, Jair Bolsonaro.

01/10/2022

France

Le Pen a real danger to Macron, say analysts as French election looms

Victory "has never been so close", Marine Le Pen told supporters in Perpignan, as polls have her breathing down Emmanuel Macron's neck ahead of Sunday's vote.

08/04/2022

Germany

German election polls: Who is leading the race to replace Merkel?

It's exactly a month until Germany's pivotal election.

26/08/2021

Spain

Objects thrown at Spain's Vox party leader during election campaign

Santiago Abascal said that fruit, eggs, and stones were thrown at him during Sunday's rally in Salt.

08/02/2021

Europe Decoded

President Trump repeats false claims before US Senate vote in Georgia

United States President Donald Trump has been accused of undermining the electoral process in Georgia by sharing and amplifying false claims.

05/01/2021

Europe Decoded

False video of Joe Biden circulates days before election

A false video of Joe Biden has been altered to make it seem like the Democrat candidate greeted Florida, instead of Minnesota at a rally on Friday.

02/11/2020

USA

US election: Trump to escalate campaign as Biden targets key states

Donald Trump is expected to hit nearly a dozen states in the final week of campaigning as he tries to recover ground from his Democratic rival.

26/10/2020

Europe Decoded

Facebook launches Voting Information Centre ahead of US elections

Facebook is launching a tool that will show users how to vote by mail ahead of the 2020 US Presidential election.

13/08/2020

Ireland

Ireland election: How Sinn Féin dominated the social media campaign

CrowdTangle analysis shows that the party had a large majority of the online voice on Facebook and Instagram.

10/02/2020

Europe Decoded

UK election 2019: Were the parties' campaign tactics dirty?

There were accusations of disinformation and fact-checking claims across the political spectrum as the fight for votes intensified.

13/12/2019

United Kingdom

Uk election 2019: Key seats to watch

Where could the future of the UK be won and lost, and are any of the party leaders under threat in their own constituencies?

12/12/2019

Europe Decoded

UK election 2019: How has it played out on social media?

Which party leader had the largest social media engagement? Which issues have become central to the election campaign?

11/12/2019

Europe Decoded

How is Nigel Farage's Brexit Party winning the social media battle?

Six weeks after the 2019 European Parliament elections, Nigel Farage’s party are still receiving far more interactions on their official social media pages than any other major UK political party.

12/07/2019

USA

Trump launches 2020 campaign to 'Keep America Great'

Thousands of Trump supporters queued overnight to attend his re-election campaign launch rally in Florida.

19/06/2019

France

Macron brings in big guns to bolster lagging Euro election campaign

French PM Édouard Philippe will help the pre-election campaign of Nathalie Loiseau, who heads President Macron's MEPs list, after far-right links in her student days

13/05/2019