Europe This Week: October 16, 2024

October 16, 2024

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

Gediminas Castle Tower in Vilnius, Lithuania. Photo credit: Wikimedia/BigHead (CC BY-SA 4.0)

Upcoming Europe Elections

Bulgaria Snap Elections: October 27, 2024

TVP World (October 14, 2024): Lowest turnout in Bulgarian election expected since fall of communism, survey shows

Sofia Globe (October 14, 2024): Bulgaria’s statistics institute slams pro-Kremlin party over disinformation about inflation

Romania Presidential Election: November 24, 2024 and Legislative Elections: December 1, 2024

Ketrin Jochecová, Politico (October 15, 2024): Unprecedented ‘Putin-style’ top court ruling rocks Romanian election

Radu Dumitrescu, Romania Insider (October 11, 2024): 14 candidates officially validated for presidential elections in Romania

Iceland Snap Parliamentary Elections: November 30, 2024

Le Monde with AFP (October 13, 2024): Iceland’s government coalition collapses, new elections to be held in November

Ireland General Elections: By March 2025 (earlier elections possible)

Jude Webber, Financial Times (October 14, 2024): Scandal-hit Sinn Féin on back foot ahead of Irish elections

Tomas Doherty, Breaking News Ireland (October 10, 2024): Irish poll tracker: Fine Gael keeps lead over rivals amid speculation about early election

Daniel Finn, Jacobin (October 9, 2024): Has the Forward March of Sinn Féin Halted?

Past Europe Elections

Lithuania Parliamentary Elections: October 13 and 27, 2024

Liudas Dapkus, AP (October 14, 2024): Social Democrats win round 1 of Lithuania’s election and aim to oust the conservative leader

Belgium Local Elections: October 13, 2024

Hanne Cokelaere, Politico (October 14, 2024): Belgium’s wannabe government unscathed in local elections, early results indicate

Ketrin Jochecová, Politico (October 11, 2024): Pro-Russia hackers target Flemish parliament, Belgian media ahead of local elections

Austria Parliamentary Elections: September 29, 2024

Reuters (October 15, 2024): Austrian conservatives again rule out far-right alliance after leaders meet

Reinhard Heinisch, London School of Economics (October 15, 2024): The far right won Austria’s election, but may end up in opposition

DPA (October 13, 2024): Austria’s far-right makes regional gains after national election win

Francois Murphy, Reuters (October 9, 2024): Austrian president asks top parties to break coalition ‘stalemate’

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