#Elections

Poland: Duda wins and Kaczynski’s “Good Change” continues. But the country is divided

The editor-in-chief of national daily newspaper Rzeczpospolita, Bogusław Chrabota, analyzed the recent election result in the Country of Central Eastern…

Russia referendum: reforms aimed at keeping Putin in power until 2036

The week-long voting process – in person and online – will end tomorrow, July 1. Citizens are invited to vote…

Bureaucracy, Europe, infections: three crucial challenges for Europe  

Over the past few days the Conte government has overcome two major hurdles. His Relaunch Decree was finally published in…

Slovakia: Bishops urge people to vote in parliamentary election, “vote in the light of the Gospel”

Msgr. Russo (CEI): “Responsibility curbs anti-democratic drifts.” May Rome’s local elections bring about a “sense of belonging”

The Secretary General of the Italian Bishops’ Conference, Monsignor Stefano Russo, tackled the top issues on the agenda of the…

United Kingdom: Johnson’s victory is a win for Brexit and isolationism. Restlessness in Scotland and Ireland. The EU’s farewell to London

The UK Premier-led Tories’ sweeping victory expedites withdrawal from the European Union. Labour defeated and disconcerted. Success for Scottish independentists.…

The UK headed towards general elections. McGee: “Polarized democracy, unpredictable results”

The Executive Director of Apco Worldwide, political analyst and journalist, describes a torn country and a “dramatic” election campaign. Brexit…

Elections in Hong Kong. Sisci: “The confidence pact has been shattered. It will be hard to restore”

“Now more than ever it’s important to find a way to reconcile the sensitivities of the people of the People’…

Spain’s deadlock continues. Forti “the Catalan crisis remains the problematic issue” 

Historian, political analyst at Barcelona University, Steven Forti comments for SIR on the November 10 vote with neither the left…

United Kingdom’s snap election: more likely to be a referendum on Brexit

On 12 December, British citizens will once again be heading to the polls for UK parliamentary elections. Yet citizens appear…

Elections in Poland and Hungary. “Sovereignist” parties: winners and losers

In Warsaw, the Law and Justice party led by Jaroslaw Kaczynski won the vote for the renewal of parliament while…