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Will parties in east Germany join forces to stave off far-right?

In Thuringia, which has a population of 2.1 million and where the famous Buchenwald concentration camp memorial is located, the fiercely anti-immigration AfD is leading with 30% in the polls for the upcoming 1 September state elections.

28/08/2024

Spain

Spain’s parliament approves amnesty for Catalonia's separatists

The approval of the contentious amnesty law comes a day after Catalonia's president Pere Aragones called for a snap election in May.

14/03/2024

Germany

German court orders repeat of 2021 election in parts of Berlin

A German court has ruled that voters in a fifth of Berlin’s constituencies will have to return to the polls if they want to make their vote count in the 2021 national election.

19/12/2023

Ukraine

Russia attempts to hold local elections in occupied parts of Ukraine

Russian electoral officials on Sunday reported attempts to sabotage voting in the occupied regions, where guerrilla forces are loyal to Kyiv.

10/09/2023

Ukraine

Russian officials plan local elections in occupied Ukraine at weekend

Russian authorities are holding local elections this weekend in occupied parts of Ukraine in an effort to tighten their grip there.

08/09/2023

United Kingdom

Conspiracy theories and disinformation mar UK local election

Claims circulated online that London would be turned into a "net zero prison" with the introduction of "climate lockdowns".

04/08/2023

Germany

Berlin regional elections in 2021 must be rerun, says court

State and district elections in the German capital last year were marred by glitches.

16/11/2022

Italy

Centre-left parties claim victory in Italy's mayoral elections

The votes were seen as the last test ahead of next year's parliamentary elections.

27/06/2022

United Kingdom

Johnson admits 'tough night' as Tories lose ground in local elections

The UK's ruling party was almost wiped out in London and lost councils elsewhere, but the Labour opposition has failed to make a breakthrough nationally.

06/05/2022

United Kingdom

What is at stake as voters head to polls in elections across the UK?

Thursday's local elections are seen as a major test for PM Boris Johnson and his ruling Conservatives.

05/05/2022

Finland

Finland: Government parties on top in first-ever regional elections

A shift from municipal to county elections in Finland marked a return of the “big three” Finnish political parties -- the Social Democrats, National Coalition Party, and Centre Party -- but some smaller parties managed to score a victory, too.

24/01/2022

Republic of North Macedonia

North Macedonia's prime minister formally steps down

North Macedonia’s Prime Minister Zoran Zaev formally resigned, in a move he had announced after his governing party's defeat in October's local elections.

22/12/2021

Denmark

China condems Tibetan-flagged posters outside embassy in Denmark

Several posters featuring a local election candidate next to the Tibetan flag were placed outside the Chinese embassy in Denmark before being removed.

27/10/2021

Georgia

Georgia's ruling party wins local elections

Saturday's election was overshadowed by the return from exile and arrest of former president Mikheil Saakashvili, convicted in absentia in 2018 of abuse of office.

04/10/2021

Georgia

Detained ex-leader Saakashvili says 'freedom' at stake in Georgia vote

The former president's arrest has considerably raised the stakes in Saturday's vote, seen as a test for the increasingly unpopular ruling party Georgian Dream.

02/10/2021

Georgia

Georgia's ex-president Mikheil Saakashvili arrested upon return

The south Caucasus nation's ex-leader, detained upon his return from exile, has called for people to vote against the ruling party in this weekend's local elections.

01/10/2021

Georgia

Georgia's ex-President faces arrest if he returns for local elections

Mikheil Saakashvili, who is based in Ukraine, says he plans to return to Georgia to help "save the country".

28/09/2021

Poland

Poland’s ruling conservatives suffer defeat in local mayoral election

Poland’s ruling Law and Justice party suffered a loss in the Rzeszow mayoral race, a vote could indicate how strong the party’s support is after nearly six years of governing the country.

14/06/2021

Finland

Finland's coalition loses ground to opposition in local elections

The elections were the first for Marin as leader of both the government and her party.

14/06/2021

Finland

Finland elections test for young Prime Minister

Prime Minister Marin, 35, took office a mere 18 months ago shortly before the outbreak of COVID-19 and enjoys high personal popularity but her Social Democratic party is behind in the polls.

11/06/2021