World Oct 30 Tight Dutch election finishes with tie between Wilders’ far-right party and centrist D66 By Mike Corder, Molly Quell, Associated Press
World Oct 05 Populist party of billionaire Andrej Babiš wins big in Czech parliamentary election Babiš's victory deprives Ukraine of a staunch supporter and steers Czechia toward the pro-Russian path taken by Hungary and Slovakia. By Karel Janicek, Associated Press
World Sep 28 Moldova’s pro-EU party leads polls in election fraught with Russian interference claims Moldova’s pro-Western ruling party appears on track to top polls in a critical parliamentary election that was overshadowed by Russian interference claims. But it isn’t yet clear whether the party will secure a majority. By Stephen McGrath, Associated Press
World Sep 26 Moldova bars two pro-Russian parties from high-stakes parliamentary election Moldova’s electoral commission on Friday barred two pro-Russian parties from participating in this weekend's tense parliamentary election, which is beleaguered by widespread claims of Russian interference. By Stephen McGrath, Associated Press
World Feb 09 Kosovo’s governing party wins parliamentary election without a majority, early results show Preliminary results showed that Prime Minister Albin Kurti’s party won Kosovo's parliamentary election Sunday but without the majority needed to govern alone, as talks on normalizing ties with rival Serbia remain stalled and foreign funding for one of Europe's poorest countries is in… By Llazar Semini, Associated Press
Dec 29 Musk’s backing of far-right AfD party creates uproar in Germany ahead of key elections By Associated Press Tech entrepreneur Elon Musk caused uproar after backing Germany’s far-right party in a major newspaper ahead of key parliamentary elections in the Western European country, leading to the resignation of the paper’s opinion editor in protest. Continue reading
Oct 27 Georgian president calls for protests after pro-Russia ruling party declares election victory By Emma Burrows, Associated Press Georgia’s president said Sunday she did not recognize the results of this weekend’s parliamentary vote, which election officials say was won by the ruling party, adding that the country fell victim to a “Russian special operation” aimed at moving it… Continue reading
Oct 26 Polls close in Georgian election that could either bring it closer to the EU or into Russia’s orbit By Emma Burrows, Associated Press The outcome of Saturday's parliamentary election will decide whether Georgia gets back on track to join the European Union or if it embraces authoritarianism and falls into Russia’s orbit. Continue reading
Oct 13 Lithuania begins parliamentary election as many voters look for change despite strong economy By Liudas Dapkus, Associated Press Lithuanians voted Sunday in the first round of parliamentary elections that could lead to the center-right governing coalition being replaced by the opposition Social Democrats and smaller center-left parties. Continue reading
Jul 07 Polls project French leftists will win most seats in snap election, beating back far-right surge By John Leicester, Lori Hinnant, Sylvie Corbet, Associated Press A coalition of the French left that quickly banded together to beat a surging far right in legislative elections won the most seats in parliament but not a majority, according to polling projections Sunday, a stunning outcome that threatens to plunge the… Continue reading