Browsing: Election Management

French Mayor Yannick Morez recently resigned after death threats and experiencing arson attacks over a government project to host refugees. His resignation has emerged in the…

In just over a week, Slovakian people will elect their new government, basically choosing between populist former prime minister Robert Fico (Smer-SD), and Progressive Slovakia, a…

In her September 13 State of the European Union (SOTEU) speech, European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen walked the fine line between highlighting past achievements…

Just like rockstars, some politicians have fandoms. With the rise of social media, these fandoms are becoming more frequent and fervent. As more politicians are turned…

I was only six when my parents got a VHS copy of 1989’s Tim Burton’s version of Batman. When Batman defeated the Joker, brilliantly played by…

In the ever-evolving world of politics, social media has powerfully extended the influence of some European political figures beyond their home countries and into the broader…

It seems to be the time of political start-ups in smaller countries of Central and Eastern Europe: after Kiril Petkov’s newly founded party won the Bulgarian…

Political journalism in Brussels has expanded fast in the last decade as the EU’s role in citizens’ daily lives has grown. Coverage of what parties do…

This edition of TL;DR looks at how media attention impacts politicians’ popularity. Here’s the key take away: negative media attention negatively impacts popularity ratings, while positive…

“Journalism is to politician as dog is to lamppost,” the celebrated American essayist H.L. Mencken once wrote. The relationship between political reporters and political parties in…