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Polish election result shakes up CEE

Polish election result shakes up CEE

Although Poland’s ruling Law and Justice (PiS) received the most votes of any single party at the weekend elections, it was the opposition Civic Coalition (KO) who were celebrating on Sunday night. Youth voters were mobilised and turnout was an unprecedented 74.38%, as three opposition groups won mandates

Russia on voters' minds as Slovakia goes to polls

Russia on voters' minds as Slovakia goes to polls

3 min read Slovakia, Fico, SMER, SNS

Left-wing nationalist populist party Slovak Social Democracy (SMER-SD) is predicted to secure the most votes at the general election on Saturday, 30 September. The party is led by former Prime Minister Robert Fico, whose last government fell in 2018, a watershed year for Slovak politics, after the murder of journalist