Europe News

How Russia targets Baltics' elections from fake NATO deaths to Epstein

Russia-linked disinformation campaigns targeting elections in Estonia and Latvia have focused less on individual candidates or the voting process itself and more on sowing confusion around the security issues shaping voters’ decisions, according to a new report.

6 October 2026

Europe News

Spain PM Pedro Sánchez calls snap election for 29 November

Sánchez spent the weekend in consultations, seeking to capitalise politically on Spain's growing housing crisis, while a migration crisis in Ceuta and corruption cases involving figures close to his Socialist Party piled pressure on his government.

5 October 2026

World News

Lula and Flávio Bolsonaro wrap up campaigns on eve of tight vote

Brazilian President Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva and Flávio Bolsonaro have a final chance on Saturday to sway voters at rallies in crucial São Paulo before a tight election marked by scandals and personal attacks.

3 October 2026

Europe News

Sunday elections in Krakow yield two rival candidates for mayor

In May, a grassroots initiative in Krakow led to a referendum that ousted the then mayor, Aleksander Miszalski which set a nationwide precedent. On Sunday, Krakow voted again and it is now clear who will face off in the second round.

28 September 2026

Europe News

Serbia's president resigns to run for prime minister in snap vote

The ballot in October will be held against a backdrop of high political tensions as Vučić’s populists seek to remain in office despite widespread popular discontent.

28 September 2026

Europe Today

EU-Morocco migration issue needs a ‘creative solution’, expert says

Aboubakr Jamai, Dean of the Donna Dillon Manning School of Global Affairs at the American College of the Mediterranean, said ahead of Morocco’s elections that decision-making in the country lies "with the royal cabinet" rather than Parliament.

23 September 2026

Russia

Russians abroad voted overwhelmingly against Putin's party, polls show

Two independent exit polls covering 27 countries put New People first with around 45% and United Russia as low as 2.8%, the reverse of official results inside Russia, where Putin's party took nearly 58%. Exit poll organisers said the gap "destroys the image of supposed support for the authorities."

22 September 2026

Russia

Putin's party wins record Duma majority as EU vows sanctions

Five Western nations and Kyiv condemned the voting in occupied Ukraine as illegal, while a Ukrainian drone strike on Moscow on the final day of polling killed two people.

21 September 2026

Europe News

Kremlin claims Russia ‘no threat’ in response to Le Pen and Bardella

Kremlin spokesperson Dmitry Peskov said Monday that Russia posed “no threat” to France or any other European country, responding to a statement criticising Moscow issued by Marine Le Pen and Jordan Bardella on Saturday.

21 September 2026

Europe News

Left triumphs in Berlin as AfD surges in Mecklenburg-Western Pomerania

Germany’s final state elections of the year have delivered a sharp political shake-up. The Left has won Berlin, while the AfD has come out on top in Mecklenburg-Western Pomerania, with the CDU suffering heavy losses in both elections.

21 September 2026

Europe News

Berlin election finale: who is to emerge strongest in the capital?

The Left and the CDU are vying for first place, with the AfD and the Greens trailing and the SPD suffering heavy losses. An overview of parties, leading candidates, key issues and possible coalitions.

19 September 2026

No Comment

University students launch ‘student list’ to shake up Serbia’s elections

Serbia’s university students formally entered the election race on Monday, 14 September, challenging President Aleksandar Vučić and his ruling party ahead of the 25 October early parliamentary vote.

15 September 2026

Europe News

Sweden’s centre-left holds three-seat lead in early results

With 176 seats versus 173, the centre-left bloc has a three-seat parliamentary majority in the preliminary allocation, according to the Swedish Election Authority.

14 September 2026

Healthcare

Healthcare is driving Sweden's election: Big promises, few easy fixes

At the core of Swedish elections this Sunday is fixing the healthcare system — something that matters to voters the most. The political parties from the left to the right wing are making promises, but health experts say none of them cut to the core of the issue.

11 September 2026

Climate

Take climate action to win votes, UN executive tells EU politicians

“If humanity doesn't cut the fossil fuel pollution baking our planet, this summer's brutal heat, fires and droughts will seem mild compared to the permanent climate nightmare that will follow,” said Simon Stiell, UN Climate Change Executive Secretary.

10 September 2026

Europe News

Germany's far-right surge rattles Europe's political foundations

AfD's landslide win in Saxony-Anhalt could be the prelude to far-right forces governing alone across Europe. Germany's 'grand coalition' model, and the centrist alliance underpinning EU politics, are starting to crack.

7 September 2026

Europe News

Ulrich Siegmund: From CDU member to AfD lead candidate

Ulrich Siegmund is the AfD's leading figure in Saxony-Anhalt: 35, media-savvy and aiming to be minister-president. At the next state election he wants to lead his party into government.

7 September 2026

Europe News

Polls open in Saxony-Anhalt as AfD predicted to win state election

A large AfD victory would pile more pressure onto Merz and his increasingly unpopular coalition. The party has been polling at more than 40%.

6 September 2026

USA

Trump presses Supreme Court to curb postal votes as ballots sent out

A federal judge's ruling that compliance was "practically impossible," paired with a whistleblower's warning that millions of ballots could go undelivered, has thrown the run-up to a pivotal midterm vote into legal disarray.

4 September 2026

Europe News

Italy's FM warns of possible Russian meddling in general election

Surveys show that the cost of living, a deteriorating public health system, security and immigration are among Italians' top concerns when they head to the polls.

2 September 2026