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The 2023 regional elections in the Austrian state of Salzburg have left the NEOS party, junior partner in a coalition with Conservatives and Greens, facing defeat.…
In 2017, Emmanuel Macron won the French presidency in the second round with more than 66% of the votes against far-right candidate Marine Le Pen. Even…
Building a coalition against a charismatic strongman is already quite a challenging task for any political force. But when you have to do it in a…
The few months leading up to elections are a critical time for political parties. Specifically, in European democracies with multiparty systems, the formation of pre-electoral coalitions…
The story of the 2022 election in Hungary was about whether Viktor Orbán stays in power. But a relatively new party got into parliament even in…
It is always challenging to stand out on a crowded stage when in a debate, one has to share the microphone with candidates from 10 different…
Photo credit: Evija Trifanova/LETA The 2022 Parliamentary elections in Latvia marked a tectonic shift in the representation of Russian speakers in the country’s political arena. The…
A decent amount of time has passed since the 2023 Estonian parliamentary election. When it comes to elections and reporting, one thing is to scratch the…
Greece is gearing up for its general election on May 21st, and forming a government is no easy task in a country with no tradition of…
The Turkish election campaign is a fascinating case to monitor. There are a lot of important lessons one can learn from the dynamics of this race.…