Elections - The New Federalist

Europe must see Slovakia’s elections as a warning: Greater integration must never harm national as well as regional identities

Before addressing the subject, some things do need to be pointed out regarding Slovakia’s recent elections. First and foremost, Contrary to media reports that during the election night crowned one winner (P.S), after the exit polls, and now after the votes are now crowning a different winner (...)

Sunday 8 October 2023

Hungary Elections – a short commentary

Viktor Orbán and the Fidesz party are not friends of the federalist movement, nor of Europe in general. Their nationalist populist agenda has dominated the last 12 years in Hungary, downgrading its democracy to become a “hybrid regime” (according to the democracy index) and eroding the (...)

Tuesday 5 April 2022

Can the Hungarian opposition win in 2022?

Jan Sztanka-Tóth looks at policies which have made the incumbent Fidesz falter in the face of a united opposition.

Friday 9 July 2021

Brexit’s bruises on the British Left burn bluer than ever

The UK’s local election results show the British left has not recovered from Brexit

Friday 7 May 2021

Portugal’s presidential election: a fight for second place

On Sunday, Portugal re-elected Marcelo Rebelo de Sousa as its President for the next five years. The result was more than expected, but the significance of this election goes far beyond Marcelo’s victory. It raises fundamental questions about the future political landscape of a country (...)

Wednesday 27 January 2021

In Romania, the liberal-conservative right unseats the liberal-conservative left

The coronavirus epidemic is raging across Europe, but has hit Central and Eastern Europe harder. Although some countries, such as Lithuania and Moldavia, have been able to hold elections, the very worrying public health situation in Romania did not inspire optimism ahead of Sunday’s (...)

Wednesday 16 December 2020

Recent European Events Digested with Europe Elects Podcast

We take a look at some of the recent episodes of Europe Elects, our podcast partnership, and the analysis they offer on recent events in Europe.

Thursday 3 December 2020

Desperately close: how a liberal pro-European almost became the President of Poland

Polish citizen Jan Sztanka-Tóth analyses what the results of last night’s presidential elections in Poland mean for country and continent.

Monday 13 July 2020

Beyond green waves and new governments: France’s political landscape in 2020

Madelaine Pitt and Théo Boucart examine the state of French politics in light of the recent local elections.

Tuesday 7 July 2020

Germans crown Lithuania as winner in their own Eurovision final

Wasn’t Eurovision supposed to be cancelled? Not in Germany, explains Juuso Järviniemi

Saturday 16 May 2020

Normalisation and Fragmentation: Interview with Prof. Dr. Schimmelfennig on the Evolution of the European Parliament

Madelaine Pitt interviewed the renowned EU scholar Prof. Dr. Schimmelfennig following a conference organised by JEF Konstanz.

Thursday 28 November 2019

From Istanbul to Budapest, cities are bucking up against authority

The weekend of the 12th of October was full of elections. New Zealand re-elected their local government and voted for a member of the nationalist party to be the new Mayor of Wellington (the country’s capital). Tunisians entrusted the role of President to a conservative legal expert. In Vorarlberg, Austria, 43% voted for the chancellor’s conservative party. Poland also renewed its relationship with their national conservative party, PiS, and Hungarians were called to vote in their local elections.

Wednesday 27 November 2019