Europe

September 28, 2022

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

Town Hall Square in Riga, Latvia. Photo credit: Wikimedia/Diego Delso (CC BY-SA 3.0)

Upcoming Europe Elections

Czech Republic Local and Partial Senate Election Second Round: September 30-October 1, 2022 (first round was September 23 and 24, 2022)

Katherine Baughman, Foreign Brief (September 28, 2022): Protests in Prague: will price caps sway the public?

Reuters (September 25, 2022): Czech opposition party wins most major cities in local election

AP (September 24, 2022): Opposition leads in 1st round of Czech Senate election

Latvia Parliamentary Elections: October 1, 2022

Samuel Kramer, Foreign Policy Research Institute (September 28, 2022): Latvian Elections: Visions of a Fractured Saeima

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

AFP (September 29, 2022): Bosnia goes to the polls as ethnic divisions grow

Nikola Dimitrov, Euractiv (September 28, 2022): It is high time to grant EU candidacy to Bosnia and Herzegovina

Eldar Emric, AP (September 28, 2022): Bosnian Serb separatist leader blasts West, praises Russia

Ian Bancroft, Balkan Insight (September 27, 2022): Bosnia Needs Genuine Reform, not Backroom Deals With Politicians

Mirza Hota, Global Voices (September 27, 2022): Croatia’s push for controversial electoral reform undermines democratic development of Bosnia and Herzegovina

Daria Sito-sucic, Reuters (September 26, 2022): Many in Bosnia doubt elections will tackle dysfunctional economy

Bulgaria Snap Elections: October 2, 2022

Tsvetelia Tsolova, Reuters (September 28, 2022): Weary Bulgarians fear more political turmoil after latest election

Sofia Globe (September 27, 2022): Bulgaria’s 2022 elections: Poll sees six-group Parliament

Krassen Nikolov, Euractiv (September 26, 2022): Former Bulgarian minister slams the country’s ‘neutral’ stance on Ukraine

Svetoslav Todorov, Balkan Insight (September 26, 2022): Arrests for Voting Fraud in Bulgaria Rise Ahead of Elections

AFP (September 25, 2022): In Bulgaria, Russophiles celebrate Putin

Austria Presidential Election: October 9, 2022

Corrine Deloy, Fondation Robert Schuman (September 29, 2022): Incumbent President Alexander Van der Bellen is expected to retain his post in Austria

Julia Zappei, AFP (September 29, 2022): Beer Party Founder Vies To Be Austria’s Next President

The Local (September 28, 2022): Is Austria’s Freedom Party a ‘far-right’ party? As more far-right parties enter power across Europe, we take a closer look at the Freedom Party of Austria

Slovenia Presidential and Local Elections: October 23, 2022

Alem Maksuti, Balkan Insight (September 23, 2022): Slovenia Awaits a hot Political Autumn

Slovakia Local and Regional Elections: October 29, 2022

Albin Siberia, bne IntelliNews (September 21, 2022): Slovakia’s minority cabinet manages to open parliamentary session with help of opposition

Montenegro Presidential Election: April 2023 (due)

Julian Borger, The Guardian (September 25, 2022): Montenegro’s PM says organised crime used influence to oust him over raids: Seizures of cocaine and contraband cigarettes behind last month’s vote of no confidence, says Dritan Abazović

Balkan Insight (September 23, 2022): Montenegrin Court Blockage Stymies Move to Oust President

Spain Local Elections and Various Regional Elections: May 28, 2023, followed by Spain General Elections: By December 10, 2023 (snap elections possible)

Valentin Bontemps (September 27, 2022): In Spain, Politicians Wage Tax War Ahead Of Elections

Reuters (September 22, 2022): Spain plans temporary tax on big fortunes for two years

Past Europe Elections

Italy Snap Parliamentary Elections: September 25, 2022

Jamie Dettmer, Politico (September 28, 2022): Why Italy’s ‘red belt’ unbuckled: The country’s fractured left offered no persuasive countervailing vision to persuade voters not to vote for Giorgia Meloni.

Daniel Kochis, Heritage Foundation (September 28, 2022): Winning Italian Party Unfairly Called “Far Right”

John L. Allen Jr., Crux (September 27, 2022): Did Italy’s elections identify the country’s ‘Pope Francis’ party?

Euronews (September 27, 2022): How are European politicians reacting to Italy’s election result?

Ryan Heath, Politico (September 26, 2022): Giorgia Meloni’s radical transatlantic playbook

Reuters (September 26, 2022): Italy’s right-wing bloc wins election: five questions for markets

Marco Bertacche, Bloomberg (September 25, 2022): What Will Be Different About Italy’s Snap Elections

Sweden Parliamentary and Local Elections: September 11, 2022

Reuters (September 28, 2022): Sweden’s Moderates ask for more time to agree coalition after election win

United Kingdom, Northern Ireland Assembly Election: May 5, 2022

Shawn Pogatchnik, Politico (September 28, 2022): UK warns of snap Northern Ireland election if DUP won’t share power

Germany, Berlin State Election: September 26, 2021

AP (September 28, 2022): Judge: Berlin will likely need to repeat its 2021 election: The president of the Berlin Constitutional Court says Germany’s capital will likely need to repeat its 2021 state and district elections due to severe election day glitches

Regional Analysis

Bohdan Bernatskyi, Visegrad Insight (September 21, 2022): How to Stop Russia From Bribing European Politicians

Europe Elections Coming Up in 2022 and 2023

Czech Republic Local and Partial Senate Elections, Second Round: September 30 and October 1, 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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