Tag: France

Europe This Week – May 29, 2019

Upcoming ElectionsDenmark Parliamentary – June 5, 2019Bloomberg: “As Danes prepare for national elections on June 5, a change of government is starting to look less certain. Prime Minister Lars Lokke Rasmussen, who leads Denmark’s center-right Liberal Party, emerged… Read More

Europe This Week – March 12, 2019

Netherlands Provincial Elections – March 20, 2019Associated Press: “Dutch voters are casting ballots in regional elections that are seen as passing a midterm judgment on the ruling national coalition of Prime Minister Mark Rutte and could indirectly eliminate… Read More

Europe This Week – February 13, 2019

Estonia Parliamentary – March 3, 2019Estonia’s newest party, Richness of Life, unveiled its manifesto, calling for direct democracy and a “return to the natural world.” The party picketed Estonia’s public broadcaster, ERR, because it was not automatically included… 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 15, 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 2, 2019

Upcoming ElectionsEstonia Parliamentary – March 3, 2019Political debates continue ahead of Estonia’s parliamentary elections. Much of the discussion surrounds the rise of the Estonian People’s Conservative Party (EKRE), a nationalist populist party that first entered the Riigikogu (parliament)… Read More

Europe This Week – December 26, 2018

Upcoming Elections France European Elections – May 26, 2019 Politico’s Zoya Sheftalovich reports: “The third-largest group in the European Parliament, the European Conservatives and Reformists, on Friday announced an alliance with the French Euroskeptic Debout la France (DF) party ahead… Read More

Europe This Week – December 19, 2018

Upcoming Elections in the NewsEstonia Parliamentary – March 3, 2019“E-stonia” is testing internet voting for use in the March parliamentary elections and the May European elections. Professors Vassilis Petsinis and Stefano Braghiroli examine Estonian Conservative People’s Party (EKRE),… Read More