September 21, 2022

A weekly review of news and analysis of elections in Europe, usually posted on Wednesdays and occasionally updated throughout the week.

The Opera in Gothenburg, Sweden. Photo credit: Wikimedia/Krm500 (CC BY-SA 3.0)

Upcoming Europe Elections

Czech Republic Local and Partial Senate Election: September 23 and 24, 2022

Aneta Zachová, Euractiv (September 19, 2022): Czech nationalists, populists dominate opinion polls

Italy Snap Parliamentary Elections: September 25, 2022

Gildas Le Roux, AFP (September 22, 2022): Five Things To Know About Italy Ahead Of Elections

Elettra Ardissino and Erik Jones, Foreign Affairs (September 21, 2022): Italy’s Election Paradox: Why America and the EU Should Root for a Far-Right Populist

Latvia Parliamentary Elections: October 1, 2022

Baltic Times (September 14, 2022): Most Latvians would like new people to come to power after elections – poll

Bosnia and Herzegovina Presidential and Legislative Elections: October 2, 2022

RFE/RL (September 21, 2022): Dodik Travels To Moscow For Meeting With Putin Ahead Of Elections

bne IntelliNews (September 20, 2022): Bosnia’s Dodik gets a warm welcome in Moscow

Maja Bjelos, War on the Rocks (September 15, 2022): Only Democracy Can Bring Stability to the Balkans

Majda Ruge, European Council on Foreign Relations (September 13, 2022): The past and the furious: How Russia’s revisionism threatens Bosnia

Aleksandar Brezar, Euronews (September 12, 2022): Russia’s war in Ukraine is causing concern in Bosnia. Here’s why

Bulgaria Snap Elections: October 2, 2022

Krassen Nikolov, Euractiv (September 21, 2022): Bulgarian election woes leave power to president

Austria Presidential Election: October 9, 2022

The Local (September 18, 2022): Van der Bellen could avoid run-off in presidential election as still strong favourite: poll

Slovakia Local and Regional Elections: October 29, 2022

AP (September 20, 2022): Thousands protest Slovak government, demand early election

Slovak Spectator (September 12, 2022): Slovakia will hold opposition-initiated referendum

Cyprus Presidential Election: February 5, 2023

Costas Constantinou, Jerusalem Post (September 11, 2022): How upcoming Cypriot elections could affect Israel

Montenegro Presidential Election: April 2023 (due)

Zoran Radosavljevic, Euractiv (September 21, 2022): Montenegro on verge of snap election after president rejects proposed PM

Samir Kajosevic, Balkan Insight (September 20, 2022): Montenegrin President Proposes Election in Absence of New Majority

RFE/RL (September 16, 2022): Montenegrin President Djukanovic Defends Record, Offshore Holdings

Poland Parliamentary and Local Elections: By November 11, 2023

Slawomir Sierakowski, Australian Strategic Policy Institute (September 20, 2022): What’s behind Poland’s reparation debate?

Jo Harper, Anadolu News (September 15, 2022): Polish opposition to support German reparation demands if it wins 2023 elections

Aleks Szczerbiak, Financial Times (September 8, 2022): Endless frictions with Brussels risk fuelling Euroscepticism in Poland: Rule of law disputes cause many Poles to suspect the EU of favouring the opposition over the ruling Law and Justice party

Past Europe Elections

Sweden Parliamentary and Local Elections: September 11, 2022

Sam Meredith, CNBC (September 15, 2022): Right-wing parties win Swedish election in historic political overhaul

Hungary Parliamentary Elections: April 3, 2022

Tristan Bove, Fortune (September 19, 2022): The EU is trying to cut off billions in funding for one of Putin’s last remaining European allies

Lorne Cook, AP (September 15, 2022): EU lawmakers declare that Hungary is no longer a democracy

Europe Elections Coming Up in 2022 and 2023

Czech Republic Local and Partial Senate Election: September 23 and 24, 2022

Italy Snap Parliamentary Elections: September 25, 2022

Latvia Parliamentary Elections: October 1, 2022

Bosnia and Herzegovina Presidential and Legislative Elections: October 2, 2022

Bulgaria Snap Elections: October 2, 2022

Austria Presidential Election: October 9, 2022

Germany, Lower Saxony State Elections: October 9, 2022

Slovenia Presidential and Local Elections: October 23, 2022

Slovakia Local and Regional Elections: October 29, 2022

Czech Republic Presidential Election: By January 2023

Austria, Lower Austria State Elections: January 2023 (due)

Cyprus Presidential Election: February 5, 2023

Monaco Parliamentary Elections: February 5, 2023

Austria, Tyrol State Elections: February 2023 (due)

Estonia General Elections: By March 5, 2023

Netherlands Provincial Council and Water Authority Elections: March 2023 (due)

Austria, Carinthia State Elections: March 2023 (due)

Finland Parliamentary Elections: April 2, 2023 (snap elections possible)

Montenegro Presidential Election: April 2023 (due)

Austria, Salzburg State Elections: April 2023 (due)

Spain Local Elections and Various Regional Elections: May 28, 2023

Germany, Bremen State Elections: May 14, 2023

Germany, Local Elections in Schleswig-Holstein: May 14, 2022

Greece Local Elections: May 2023 (due)

Latvia Indirect Presidential Election: May 2023 (due)

Denmark General Elections: By June 4, 2023

Luxembourg Local Elections: June 2023

Greece Parliamentary Elections: By August 6, 2023

Norway Local Elections: September 2023

Switzerland Federal Parliamentary Elections: October 2023 (due)

Luxembourg General Elections: October 2023

Bulgaria Local Elections: October 2023

Germany, Hesse and Bavaria State Elections: October 2023 (due)

Finland, Åland Elections: By October 2023

Poland Parliamentary and Local Elections: By November 11, 2023

Spain General Elections: By December 10, 2023 (snap elections possible)

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