Elections

Poland sets date for era-defining election

Polish President Andrzej Duda this week set October 15 as the date for a general election that both sides are…

9 months ago

Big win for right-wing in Greek elections

Greek conservative leader Kyriakos Mitsotakis's gamble paid off on Sunday, as he won a landslide victory in the country's second…

11 months ago

Montenegro election returns pro-EU leader who pledges to join bloc within five years

Montenegrin President Jakov Milatovic will remain the world's second-youngest state leader, it was confirmed at the Balkan country's parliamentary elections…

11 months ago

Huge crowd in Warsaw protests ruling party ahead of autumn election

A massive mobilisation of Polish opposition voters and leaders estimated at up to half a million people took to the streets…

12 months ago

CEE leaders respond to Erdogan victory in Turkey

Leaders in Central and Eastern Europe (CEE) congratulated Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan after his re-election on Sunday, 28 May,…

12 months ago

Economist becomes Slovakia’s first Hungarian-minority PM

Former Slovak Central Bank (NBS) deputy governor Ludovit Odor was sworn in as the country’s interim prime minister this week.…

1 year ago

Bulgaria election ends in stalemate, but gains for pro-Russian party

Bulgaria's conservatives and liberals were practically neck and neck with votes still being counted after the country's fifth election in…

1 year ago

Montenegrin leader ousted after 32 years

Montenegrin President Milo Djukanovic lost the presidential election run-off on Sunday, 2 April, ending his 32-year rule that began in…

1 year ago

Morawiecki suggests ways to fund Ukraine war

Polish Prime Minister Mateusz Morawiecki called on Germany to up its support for Ukraine as Europe continues to search for…

1 year ago

Montenegrin president to face new rival in run-off vote after narrow election victory

Montenegrin President Milo Djukanovic took around one-third of the votes in Sunday's presidential election ballot, well below the majority needed…

1 year ago