October 2, 2024
A weekly review of news and analysis of elections in Europe, usually posted on Wednesdays and occasionally updated throughout the week.
The Roman Bridge in Sarajevo, Bosnia and Herzegovina, site of the assassination of Archduke Franz Ferdinand in 1914. Photo credit: Wikimedia/Tumi-1983 (CC0 1.0)
Upcoming Europe Elections
Bosnia and Herzegovina Local Elections: October 6, 2024
Sarajevo Times (October 1, 2024): Local Elections in BiH will be monitored by more than 300 foreign Observers
Lithuania Parliamentary Elections: October 13 and 27, 2024
Theodoros Benakis, European Interest (September 27, 2024): The rise of Antisemitism alarms Lithuania a few weeks before the parliamentary elections
Bulgaria Snap Elections: October 27, 2024
Denitsa Koseva, Bne IntelliNews (September 27, 2024): Bulgaria’s latest snap general election will not end political crisis, poll shows
Svetoslav Todorov, Balkan Insight (September 27, 2024): Bulgaria’s Main Pro-Russia Party Polling Second Ahead of Elections
Romania Presidential Election: November 24, 2024 and Legislative Elections: December 1, 2024
OCCRP (October 1, 2024): Romanian Political Strategist In Business With Apparent Russian War Propagandist
Iulian Ernst, Romania Insider (September 30, 2024): New poll – new leading candidate in Romania’s presidential elections
Iulian Ernst, bne IntelliNews (September 26, 2024): Rift in Romania’s grand ruling coalition deepens as elections approach
Germany Federal Parliamentary Elections: September 28, 2025
Germany’s 2025 federal elections come on the heels of three state elections in the east that delivered blows to Chancellor Olaf Scholz’s left-leaning coalition government. The far-right AfD won in Thuringia and casein a close second in Saxony. While Scholz’s SPD pulled off a surprise win in Brandenburg, AfD made large gains there as well. In addition, a new pro-Putin, anti-establishment left-wing populist party, the Sahra Wagenknecht Alliance (BSW), won large percentages of the vote.
Jurek Wille and Friedrich Conradi, Atlantic Council (October 2, 2024): Three state elections have backed Germany into a corner
Marcel Fürstenau, DW (October 1, 2024): Calls grow in Germany to ban far-right AfD
AP (September 28, 2024): Eastern German legislature elects mainstream conservative speaker after far-right election win
Kate Connolly, The Guardian (September 25, 2024): Leaders of Germany’s Greens resign after state election defeats
Past Europe Elections
Czech Republic Senate and Regional Elections: September 20-21 and 27-28, 2024
Aneta Zachová, Euractiv (October 1, 2024): Pirates quits Czech government, triggering cabinet reshuffle and conservative shift
Raphael Minder, Financial Times (September 29, 2024): Eurosceptic Andrej Babiš eyes return to power in Czech Republic: Billionaire’s comeback could cement illiberal bloc in central Europe and raise fears over support for Ukraine
AP (September 28, 2024): Main Czech opposition party wins most seats in election for a third of Senate
Tom Nicholson, Politico (September 25, 2024): Pirates jump ship: Czech ruling coalition loses a member
Austria Parliamentary Elections: September 29, 2024
Anna Noryskiewicz, CBS News (September 30, 2024): Austria election results put far-right Freedom Party on top, but leader Herbert Kickl faces coalition hurdles
Francois Murphy, Reuters (September 29, 2024): Austrian parties unite against far-right leader after election
Matthew Karnitschnig, Politico (September 29, 2024): Austria goes back to the future as voters embrace far-right party founded by Nazis
United Kingdom General Elections: May 24, 2024
Jill Lawless, AP (September 29, 2024): Contenders to lead Britain’s defeated Conservatives woo members at a key party conference
John Johnston, Politico (September 27, 2024): Why Britain’s ‘deepfake election’ never happened
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Europe This Week: October 2, 2024
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October 2, 2024
A weekly review of news and analysis of elections in Europe, usually posted on Wednesdays and occasionally updated throughout the week.
Upcoming Europe Elections
Bosnia and Herzegovina Local Elections: October 6, 2024
Sarajevo Times (October 1, 2024): Local Elections in BiH will be monitored by more than 300 foreign Observers
Lithuania Parliamentary Elections: October 13 and 27, 2024
Theodoros Benakis, European Interest (September 27, 2024): The rise of Antisemitism alarms Lithuania a few weeks before the parliamentary elections
Bulgaria Snap Elections: October 27, 2024
Denitsa Koseva, Bne IntelliNews (September 27, 2024): Bulgaria’s latest snap general election will not end political crisis, poll shows
Svetoslav Todorov, Balkan Insight (September 27, 2024): Bulgaria’s Main Pro-Russia Party Polling Second Ahead of Elections
Romania Presidential Election: November 24, 2024 and Legislative Elections: December 1, 2024
OCCRP (October 1, 2024): Romanian Political Strategist In Business With Apparent Russian War Propagandist
Iulian Ernst, Romania Insider (September 30, 2024): New poll – new leading candidate in Romania’s presidential elections
Iulian Ernst, bne IntelliNews (September 26, 2024): Rift in Romania’s grand ruling coalition deepens as elections approach
Germany Federal Parliamentary Elections: September 28, 2025
Germany’s 2025 federal elections come on the heels of three state elections in the east that delivered blows to Chancellor Olaf Scholz’s left-leaning coalition government. The far-right AfD won in Thuringia and casein a close second in Saxony. While Scholz’s SPD pulled off a surprise win in Brandenburg, AfD made large gains there as well. In addition, a new pro-Putin, anti-establishment left-wing populist party, the Sahra Wagenknecht Alliance (BSW), won large percentages of the vote.
Jurek Wille and Friedrich Conradi, Atlantic Council (October 2, 2024): Three state elections have backed Germany into a corner
Marcel Fürstenau, DW (October 1, 2024): Calls grow in Germany to ban far-right AfD
AP (September 28, 2024): Eastern German legislature elects mainstream conservative speaker after far-right election win
Kate Connolly, The Guardian (September 25, 2024): Leaders of Germany’s Greens resign after state election defeats
Past Europe Elections
Czech Republic Senate and Regional Elections: September 20-21 and 27-28, 2024
Aneta Zachová, Euractiv (October 1, 2024): Pirates quits Czech government, triggering cabinet reshuffle and conservative shift
Raphael Minder, Financial Times (September 29, 2024): Eurosceptic Andrej Babiš eyes return to power in Czech Republic: Billionaire’s comeback could cement illiberal bloc in central Europe and raise fears over support for Ukraine
AP (September 28, 2024): Main Czech opposition party wins most seats in election for a third of Senate
Tom Nicholson, Politico (September 25, 2024): Pirates jump ship: Czech ruling coalition loses a member
Austria Parliamentary Elections: September 29, 2024
Anna Noryskiewicz, CBS News (September 30, 2024): Austria election results put far-right Freedom Party on top, but leader Herbert Kickl faces coalition hurdles
Francois Murphy, Reuters (September 29, 2024): Austrian parties unite against far-right leader after election
Matthew Karnitschnig, Politico (September 29, 2024): Austria goes back to the future as voters embrace far-right party founded by Nazis
United Kingdom General Elections: May 24, 2024
Jill Lawless, AP (September 29, 2024): Contenders to lead Britain’s defeated Conservatives woo members at a key party conference
John Johnston, Politico (September 27, 2024): Why Britain’s ‘deepfake election’ never happened
Elections On Deck
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