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Two weeks ago, Riga elected a new city council. While populist and pro-Russian parties did not win a majority and no foreign interference was detected, the results still raise concern.

A conservative historian inspired by Trump has won Poland’s presidential election.

According to the exit poll conducted by Ipsos for TVP, TVN, and Polsat, the candidate of the "Civic Coalition" (KO), Rafał Trzaskowski, is leading in the first round of the presidential election in Poland with 30.8% of the vote.

Bucharest mayor Dan effectively leads Romania’s presidential race

A Reform UK councillor has resigned less than two weeks after his election due to shocking comments he had previously posted about migrants and channel crossings.

Marcel Ciolacu resigns after the coalition candidate fails to advance to the run-off against nationalist George Simion

Irish election laws place no restrictions on MMA fighter Conor McGregor’s bid for the presidency. The laws only specify age and citizenship requirements, with no mention of a criminal record.

During the presidential ’elections’ in Belarus, Alexander Lukashenko’s pet, a Spitz named Umka, ’marked’ the polling station.

Ex-S&D politician is charged with participating in a criminal organization, more than two years after the corruption scandal broke.

After Elon Musk’s call for him to be ousted, Britain’s prime minister reveals his thinking on the next election date and vows to complete a full second term in No. 10.

In Georgia’s recent parliamentary elections, the decisive factor in the ruling Georgian Dream party’s victory was the use of “carousels”: a method of vote rigging in which voters cast their ballots at more than one polling station.

The European Commission has opened an investigation against TikTok for facilitating interference in Romania’s 2024 presidential elections.

Out of 174 seats in the November election, 44 went to women in a representation of slightly more than 25%

Romania’s Constitutional Court has annulled the first round of the presidential election amid allegations of Russian interference, which reportedly helped far-right candidate Călin Georgescu emerge as a surprising frontrunner.

Rivals claim Fianna Fáil and Fine Gael ‘becoming one party’ with voters under-34 increasingly backing Sinn Féin

Călin Georgescu, a critic of Nato, says people have ‘cried out for peace’ after he heads into runoff with 22.9% of vote

US and EU have called for investigation into alleged irregularities in pro-Russia ruling party’s election victory

Simon Harris is expected to dissolve parliament on Thursday or Friday, with the election likely to be at the end of November.

In nearly all Western countries that held elections this year, migration has been a central issue.

Hacktivists have released a list of individuals purportedly involved in election fraud.

Poll result could determine whether country veers towards Russia or continues path to join EU

Government disbanded due to disagreements on issues including foreign policy and asylum seekers, says Bjarni Benediktsson

The four candidates vying to be the next leader of Britain’s Conservatives began to outline their vision for the nation on Sunday, with immigration due to dominate the debate over the future of the party after a crushing election defeat.