#Election

Council of Europe. “Concerns for fairness of the election process” in Turkey. Voting on 14th May

United Kingdom: Stuart (University of Nottingham), “byelections, a catastrophe for the Conservative Party and another wound that will eventually end Johnson’s political career”

Macron a “lame duck”, France and the future of the EU. Meanwhile, Putin sneers…

In France’s legislative election the French president failed to win an absolute majority in Parliament. His Ensemble coalition must now…

France: La Croix, a “shattered” country. Macron downsized, left and far right soaring up. A broken Assemblée national

France: the results of the first round of the presidential election make the headlines, amidst worries and questions about the potential result of the second round

Upcoming elections in Hungary. But Europe has pushed ‘illiberal democracy’ further away

General elections are due to be held in the country ruled by nationalist PM Viktor Orban next spring. Conservative mayor…

EU Commission: new laws on political advertising and funding of political parties. Jourova, “more transparency”

Bulgaria: presidential election, outgoing president Radev re-elected. “The country on its way to development and modernisation”

Bulgaria: parliamentary and presidential elections. The new-born “We Continue the Change” is top of the list. For the head of state, there will be a second ballot

Germany: Federation of German Catholic Youth calls to vote for MPs who promote interests of children and youth

Russian elections, Putin’s party set to win. Trophimov (sociologist): “No real political debate”

According to the Moscow Lomonosov University scholar, interviewed by SIR, Russian voters don’t feel particularly involved in the upcoming 17-19…