May 29, 2024
A weekly review of news and analysis of elections in Europe, usually posted on Wednesdays and occasionally updated throughout the week.
Lithuania’s Presidential Palace. Photo credit: Wikimedia/Pofka (CC BY-SA 4.0)
Upcoming Europe Elections
Belgium General Elections: June 9, 2024 (coinciding with European Parliament elections)
Barbara Moens and Camille Gus, Politico (May 29, 2024): Who is brave enough to run Belgium?
Laura Dubois, Financial Times (May 26, 2024): Divided Belgium pulled to political extremes
Bulgaria General Elections: June 9, 2024 (coinciding with European Parliament elections)
Antoaneta Roussi, Politico (May 29, 2024): Mafia state pushes Bulgarian democracy to the brink: Former PM Boyko Borissov and sanctioned media mogul Delyan Peevski are in the driving seat ahead of an election on June 9.
Krassen Nikolov, Euractiv (May 26, 2024): European issues absent from Bulgarian election campaign
Petar Bankov, LSE (May 24, 2024): Bulgaria: the 2024 European Parliament elections – a vote in the shadow of domestic politics
Novinite (May 25, 2024): Kremlin Aims to Sway Bulgarian Elections, Says Acting Defense Minister
Hungary European Parliament Elections: June 9, 2024 (plus local elections)
Justin Spike, AP (May 27, 2024): Hungary’s five-time Prime Minister Orbán is facing a new serious contender in upcoming EU elections
Germany European Parliament Elections: June 9, 2024 (plus state elections in several states)
Ben Knight, DW (May 29, 2024): Germany: Far-right AfD stumbles ahead of EU election
AP (May 27, 2024): Gains but no triumph for a far-right German party in local elections in an eastern state
Liv Stroud, Euronews (May 27, 2024): Could Germany’s new left-wing conservative party seduce AfD’s voters in European elections?
Sebastian Shukla and Nadine Schmidt, CNN, (May 26, 2024): Germany’s AfD party has gone too far, even for Europe’s far-right coalition
Italy European Parliament Elections: June 8-9, 2024 (plus Piedmont regional elections)
Stratfor (May 29, 2024): Under Meloni, Italy’s Influence in the EU Is Set To Grow
Mared Gwyn Jones, Euronews (May 28, 2024): Courted by Le Pen and von der Leyen, powerbroker Meloni holds the cards ahead of EU election
The Economist (May 23, 2024): As the Euro-elections loom, Giorgia Meloni guards her right flank
AFP (May 23, 2024): Party Of Italy’s Meloni Slips In Polls But Still Leader For EU Vote
France European Parliament Elections: June 9, 2024
Euronews (May 28, 2024): European elections: Top eight French candidates clash in TV debate
Tara Patel, Bloomberg (May 25, 2024): French Far-Right Seen Trouncing Macron’s Party in EU Elections
Slovakia European Parliament Elections: June 8, 2024
Tom Nicholson, Politico (May 28, 2024): Slovak government targets media again after Fico shooting
Daniel Hornak and Kevin Whitelaw, Bloomberg (May 25, 2024): An Uneasy Campaign Pause After a Failed Assassination
European Union, European Parliament: June 6-9, 2024
Samuel Peterquin, AP (May 29, 2024): What’s at stake in the European Parliament election next month
France24 (May 29, 2024): Police search European Parliament employee’s home, offices over possible Russian interference
Serhiy Stetsenko and Zoriana Stepanenko, RFE/RL (May 28, 2024): Ukrainians Run For Europe On A Ticket To Support Kyiv
Laura Gozzi and Paul Kirby, BBC (May 27, 2024): Why European elections matter and how they work
Paul Kirby, BBC (May 25, 2024): Far right eyes Europe vote surge and ditches German AfD
Politico (May 23, 2024): The front-runners for the next European Commission
RFI (May 23, 2024): France’s Le Pen hints at far-right alliance with Italy’s Meloni
United Kingdom General Elections: May 24, 2024
Reuters (May 24, 2024): Former Labour leader Corbyn to stand as independent in UK election
Rob Picheta, CNN, (May 23, 2024): Seven questions you might have about the UK’s snap July general election
Austria Parliamentary Elections: September 29, 2024
Zia Weise, Politico (May 28, 2024): Austria’s Greens in shambles as EU election nears
Nikolaus J. Kurmayer, Euractiv (May 24, 2024): How political feuds overshadowed EU election for the Austrian Greens
Matthew Karnitschnig, Politico (May 24, 2024): Putin hijacked Austria’s spy service. Now he’s going after its government
Past Europe Elections
Lithuania Presidential Election: May 12 and 26, 2024
AFP (May 26, 2024): Lithuanian President Nauseda re-elected in vote held amid security fears over Russia
North Macedonia Parliamentary Elections: May 8, 2024
Sinisa Jakov Marusic, Balkan Insight (May 28, 2024): With Speaker’s Election Imminent, North Macedonia Inches Closer to New Govt
Bne IntelliNews (May 23, 2024): North Macedonia’s SDSM leader Kovacevski resigns after crushing election defeat
Netherlands General Elections: November 22, 2023
Emily Rauhala and Adela Suliman, Washington Post (May 28, 2024): Netherlands’ hard-right coalition chooses former spy chief as PM
Europe This Week: May 29, 2024
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May 29, 2024
A weekly review of news and analysis of elections in Europe, usually posted on Wednesdays and occasionally updated throughout the week.
Lithuania’s Presidential Palace. Photo credit: Wikimedia/Pofka (CC BY-SA 4.0)
Upcoming Europe Elections
Belgium General Elections: June 9, 2024 (coinciding with European Parliament elections)
Barbara Moens and Camille Gus, Politico (May 29, 2024): Who is brave enough to run Belgium?
Laura Dubois, Financial Times (May 26, 2024): Divided Belgium pulled to political extremes
Bulgaria General Elections: June 9, 2024 (coinciding with European Parliament elections)
Antoaneta Roussi, Politico (May 29, 2024): Mafia state pushes Bulgarian democracy to the brink: Former PM Boyko Borissov and sanctioned media mogul Delyan Peevski are in the driving seat ahead of an election on June 9.
Krassen Nikolov, Euractiv (May 26, 2024): European issues absent from Bulgarian election campaign
Petar Bankov, LSE (May 24, 2024): Bulgaria: the 2024 European Parliament elections – a vote in the shadow of domestic politics
Novinite (May 25, 2024): Kremlin Aims to Sway Bulgarian Elections, Says Acting Defense Minister
Hungary European Parliament Elections: June 9, 2024 (plus local elections)
Justin Spike, AP (May 27, 2024): Hungary’s five-time Prime Minister Orbán is facing a new serious contender in upcoming EU elections
Germany European Parliament Elections: June 9, 2024 (plus state elections in several states)
Ben Knight, DW (May 29, 2024): Germany: Far-right AfD stumbles ahead of EU election
AP (May 27, 2024): Gains but no triumph for a far-right German party in local elections in an eastern state
Liv Stroud, Euronews (May 27, 2024): Could Germany’s new left-wing conservative party seduce AfD’s voters in European elections?
Sebastian Shukla and Nadine Schmidt, CNN, (May 26, 2024): Germany’s AfD party has gone too far, even for Europe’s far-right coalition
Italy European Parliament Elections: June 8-9, 2024 (plus Piedmont regional elections)
Stratfor (May 29, 2024): Under Meloni, Italy’s Influence in the EU Is Set To Grow
Mared Gwyn Jones, Euronews (May 28, 2024): Courted by Le Pen and von der Leyen, powerbroker Meloni holds the cards ahead of EU election
The Economist (May 23, 2024): As the Euro-elections loom, Giorgia Meloni guards her right flank
AFP (May 23, 2024): Party Of Italy’s Meloni Slips In Polls But Still Leader For EU Vote
France European Parliament Elections: June 9, 2024
Euronews (May 28, 2024): European elections: Top eight French candidates clash in TV debate
Tara Patel, Bloomberg (May 25, 2024): French Far-Right Seen Trouncing Macron’s Party in EU Elections
Slovakia European Parliament Elections: June 8, 2024
Tom Nicholson, Politico (May 28, 2024): Slovak government targets media again after Fico shooting
Daniel Hornak and Kevin Whitelaw, Bloomberg (May 25, 2024): An Uneasy Campaign Pause After a Failed Assassination
European Union, European Parliament: June 6-9, 2024
Samuel Peterquin, AP (May 29, 2024): What’s at stake in the European Parliament election next month
France24 (May 29, 2024): Police search European Parliament employee’s home, offices over possible Russian interference
Serhiy Stetsenko and Zoriana Stepanenko, RFE/RL (May 28, 2024): Ukrainians Run For Europe On A Ticket To Support Kyiv
Laura Gozzi and Paul Kirby, BBC (May 27, 2024): Why European elections matter and how they work
Paul Kirby, BBC (May 25, 2024): Far right eyes Europe vote surge and ditches German AfD
Politico (May 23, 2024): The front-runners for the next European Commission
RFI (May 23, 2024): France’s Le Pen hints at far-right alliance with Italy’s Meloni
United Kingdom General Elections: May 24, 2024
Reuters (May 24, 2024): Former Labour leader Corbyn to stand as independent in UK election
Rob Picheta, CNN, (May 23, 2024): Seven questions you might have about the UK’s snap July general election
Austria Parliamentary Elections: September 29, 2024
Zia Weise, Politico (May 28, 2024): Austria’s Greens in shambles as EU election nears
Nikolaus J. Kurmayer, Euractiv (May 24, 2024): How political feuds overshadowed EU election for the Austrian Greens
Matthew Karnitschnig, Politico (May 24, 2024): Putin hijacked Austria’s spy service. Now he’s going after its government
Past Europe Elections
Lithuania Presidential Election: May 12 and 26, 2024
AFP (May 26, 2024): Lithuanian President Nauseda re-elected in vote held amid security fears over Russia
North Macedonia Parliamentary Elections: May 8, 2024
Sinisa Jakov Marusic, Balkan Insight (May 28, 2024): With Speaker’s Election Imminent, North Macedonia Inches Closer to New Govt
Bne IntelliNews (May 23, 2024): North Macedonia’s SDSM leader Kovacevski resigns after crushing election defeat
Netherlands General Elections: November 22, 2023
Emily Rauhala and Adela Suliman, Washington Post (May 28, 2024): Netherlands’ hard-right coalition chooses former spy chief as PM
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