Tag: Finland

Europe This Week: November 25, 2020

November 25, 2020 Your weekly roundup of news and analysis of elections in Europe, usually posted on Wednesdays and occasionally updated throughout the week. For a full electoral calendar and interactive map, click here. The Belém Tower in Lisbon,… Read More

Finland Municipal Elections: June 13, 2021 (postponed from April)

Finland elections

Campaign posters for the 2018 presidential election in Finland. Photo credit: Wikimedia/Arto Alanenpää (CC BY-SA 4.0) KEY FACTS Freedom House Rating Free Government Type Parliamentary Republic Population 5.6 million UPCOMING ELECTIONS Municipal Elections June 13, 2021 Presidential Election… Read More

Europe This Week – June 26, 2019

Europe This Week – June 12, 2019

Upcoming ElectionsAlbania Local – June 30, 2019 (cancelled)Llazar Semini, Associated Press: “Albania’s governing Socialist Party called a no-confidence vote against President Ilir Meta, saying Monday it was unconstitutional for him to cancel upcoming municipal elections. The vote will… Read More

Europe This Week – June 5, 2019

Upcoming ElectionsDenmark Parliamentary – June 5, 2019Anne Sophie Hoffmann, DW: “Denmark’s left heads right in general election” Martin Selsoe Sorensen, New York Times: “Denmark Faces an Election Fueled by Anger on Climate and Immigration” The Economist: “Under left… Read More

Europe This Week – February 6, 2019

Estonia General – March 3, 2019ERR News: “According to a survey commissioned by daily Päevaleht, Estonian voters want to see a coalition of the governing Centre and opposition Reform parties after the general election on 3 March this… Read More

Europe This Week – January 30, 2019

Upcoming ElectionsOn deck: Italy, Sardinia regional (February 24); Andorra parliamentary (March); Estonia parliamentary (March 3); Lithuania municipal (March 3); Slovakia presidential (March 16); Netherlands provincial councils, island councils, and water boards (March 20); Macedonia presidential (April); Finland parliamentary… Read More

Europe This Week – January 9, 2019

Upcoming ElectionsEstonia Parliamentary – March 3, 2019University of Maryland professor Terry Thompson on how the Baltics counter Russian misinformation: “Disinformation is a key part of Russia’s overall effort to undermine Western governments. As a result, the battle is ever-changing, with… Read More

Europe – December 5, 2018

Upcoming Elections in the NewsGreece Parliamentary, Regional, Local – October 2019Kyriakos Mitsotakis is energized by a new poll finding his center-right New Democracy party 16 points ahead of the incumbent left-wing Syriza. Mitsotakis has proposed ambitious plans to… Read More