Earth News

Will young green voters swing the US election?

GenZ and millennials are more enthusiastic than ever about voting after months of protests.

29/10/2020

Lithuania

Lithuanians with coronavirus vote at drive-in polling stations

Voters are instructed to arrive alone in their vehicles and wear face masks.

19/10/2020

Lithuania

Lithuania votes: Centre-right opposition edges towards win

Voters went to the polls on Sunday in the Baltic country, where the government's handling of the coronavirus pandemic and the economy are dominant themes.

11/10/2020

Kyrgyzstan

Protests erupt in Kyrgyzstan after parliamentary election

Protesters clashed with police in Kygryzstan's capital during a demonstration against the results of a parliamentary election.

06/10/2020

World News

Can you change the law? European Citizens' Initiatives are one way

A new European Citizens' Initiative was launched last week, which aims at making "anti-pandemic vaccines and treatments a global public good". But what do you know about this direct democracy mechanism?

26/08/2020

Poland

Poland's presidential election is valid, rules country's top court

The decision follows a challenge to Andrzej Duda's re-election from the opposition Civic Platform party, alleging numerous irregularities.

03/08/2020

Singapore

Singapore's ruling party re-elected as opposition make minor gains

Singapore's long-governing People's Action Party comfortably won Friday's general elections as expected, but faced a setback as the opposition made minor gains.

11/07/2020

World News

Super Tuesday: Americans in Europe vote in 'election of our lifetimes'

Americans who live overseas also hope to make their voices heard in the Democratic primary elections.

04/03/2020

Switzerland

Swiss voters back new law against homophobia

Swiss voters have approved by a wide margin a measure that will make it illegal to discriminate against people because of their sexual orientation.

07/02/2020

USA

Donald Trump acquitted in Senate impeachment trial

The vote in the US Senate fell largely along partisan lines between Democrats and Republicans.

05/02/2020

United Kingdom

UK government in Brexit defeat over EU citizens’ rights

The British government says it will continue with its planned post-Brexit EU settlement scheme despite losing three votes in parliament.

21/01/2020

United Kingdom

Johnson sends unsigned letter to the EU requesting a Brexit delay

British Prime Minister sent an unsigned letter to the EU requesting a Brexit delay and a separate letter arguing against one.

19/10/2019

Ukraine

Exhibition highlights vote-buying in Ukraine as country goes to polls

As Ukraine goes to the polls for a parliamentary election on Sunday (July 21), a new exhibition in Kyiv is shining a light on the darker side of politics.

20/07/2019

Italy

5-Star Movement leader Luigi Di Maio easily wins party confidence vote

Supporters of Italy's 5-Star Movement have resoundingly backed its leader Luigi Di Maio to carry on following a bruising defeat in European elections

30/05/2019

United Kingdom

Citizens' rights groups to sue UK after thousands denied right to vote

Citizens' rights groups the3million and British in Europe say they are exploring a legal challenge after thousands of EU citizens in the UK and UK citizens abroad say they were denied the right to vote in the EU elections Thursday.

26/05/2019

World News

Euroviews. Is proportional representation a cure for democratic discontent? ǀ View

Does increasing electoral system proportionally actually cause more responsive policymaking? If it does, do the benefits of a reform outweigh possible side effects?

14/05/2019

Europe News

EU elections 2019: Who is Guy Verhofstadt? And what does he stand for

Our profile of Guy Verhofstadt, one of the hopefuls to replace Jean-Claude Juncker after May's European Parliament elections.

01/05/2019

Spain

Spanish election: Young people are more politically active

First time voters and the influence of a new party are likely to change the political landscape in the upcoming Spanish general election. There are around 35 million eligible voters, with just over a million young people who could go to the polls for the first time. They have a new set of concerns.

26/04/2019

United Kingdom

How do European Parliament elections work in the UK?

The UK is almost certain to take part in the vote to elect MEPs in May, after the Brexit process was extended to October.

26/04/2019

Europe News

EU elections 2019: Who is Violeta Tomic? And what does she stand for?

See a profile of the European Left's candidate for European Council president here.

26/04/2019