Elections in Europe
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Albanian election result unclear after broadcasters withhold exit polls
Trump’s election maestro works to topple Albanian prime minister
Chinese cyber menace exceeds threat from Russia, Dutch spy chief warns
Polish presidential candidate in trouble over apartment deal
‘Shameful’ socialists attract EU lawmakers’ ire for not backing Romania’s centrist candidate
Romanian election results: Trump fan George Simion wins first round, Nicușor Dan comes second
Reform UK snatch Labour safe seat – and terrify Tories
“We are now the opposition party in the U.K. to Labour, and the Tories are a waste of space,” Farage said — as he racked up hundreds of council wins.
French Justice Minister Darmanin lays groundwork for 2027 presidential bid
The field of candidates hoping to succeed Emmanuel Macron is starting to take shape two years ahead of the next election.
Nigel Farage wants to be ‘like Barack Obama’ as he eyes PM job ahead of local elections
Obama formally removed around 3 million noncitizens from the United States while president.
Moldova to hold ‘crucial’ elections on Sept. 28
The vote is expected to be highly competitive and may reshape the country’s political landscape.
Romanian presidential candidate fights her own party to stay in election race
Elena Lasconi wants her rivals to know she’s not quitting, despite having been knifed by her former political allies.
The Romanian election scenarios scaring Brussels
POLITICO analyzes all the data on the most likely presidential runoff races ahead of next month’s existential vote.
Romanian presidential hopeful faces fury after admitting role in flooding villages
Former PM Victor Ponta, who is running on a nationalist platform, said he sacrificed local farmland to spare his Serbian neighbors.
Donald Trump Jr. to visit Romania right before contentious election
Trump Jr. previously criticized a Romanian court for canceling the 2024 presidential election.
Bardella to fight alongside Le Pen ‘to the end,’ won’t comment on replacing her
National Rally president blames tyranny of “red judges” for barring his mentor from running for president in 2027 after she was found guilty of embezzlement.
Marine Le Pen barred from running for French president
The sentence was delivered after the French far-right icon was found guilty of embezzling European Parliament funds.
Vance jets in as Greenland’s leader calls for unity against Trump’s coercion
“It is very important that we put aside our disagreements and differences,” says Prime Minister Jens-Frederik Nielsen.
Marine Le Pen’s presidential hopes seem dead. Her party hasn’t really planned for it.
France’s far-right powerhouse, the National Rally, has largely avoided discussing Le Pen’s legal troubles.
Here are the 5 wildest things about Germany’s new parliament
As the new Bundestag meets for its first session since the election, we give you the rundown of what you need to know — from nepo babies to rather a lot of men.
After Georgescu’s disqualification, here’s who’s running for president of Romania
Authorities have cleared a dozen candidates for the May election — and rejected a dozen others. Meet the runners and riders here.
Serbia’s government resigns as Vučić floats idea of fresh elections
Serbian president tries to find a way out of historic protests and public outrage after train station collapse.
Romania lashes out at Russia as Georgescu election ban furor intensifies
Moscow: Stop violating democratic norms! Bucharest: That’s rich coming from you.
Portugal set for snap election as government loses vote of confidence
It will be Portugal’s third parliamentary election in as many years.
Kremlin: Romania’s election is ‘illegitimate’ without barred pro-Russia front-runner
The far-right front-runner was barred on Sunday from the presidential election’s rerun.
Mercenary boss calls for Romania to ‘boil over’ after far-right front-runner blocked from race
Horaţiu Potra called the election bureau’s decision to block Călin Georgescu’s presidential bid a “globalist coup.”
Le Pen is down but not out
The French firebrand’s chances of completely reversing her conviction may be small, but her political fate has not yet been fully decided.