Content in the topic of Voting and Elections
One out, one in? Will Bulgaria’s new Prime Minister fill Orban’s shoes?
One week on from losing their closest ally in the European Union in the form of Viktor Orban, the Kremlin will be hopeful that the newly elected Bulgarian Prime Minister Rumen Radev will be a new voice of opposition to the Ukrainian war effort. Economic reality suggests he won’t.From Budapest to Brussels: Why Magyar’s victory matters far beyond Hungary’s borders
Péter Magyar has delivered a crushing defeat to Viktor Orbán, Vladimir Putin, and the resurgent national conservative movement. The deposition of Orbán after 16 years in office will reverberate from Budapest to Brussels. It marks the end of a regime held up by would-be autocrats as the model of illiberal democracy.Highlighting democratic challenges welcome but much more to do
Campaigners have welcomed Sir Philip Rycroft’s review of foreign financial interference but stressed there is "significantly more to do" on understanding and responding to democratic challenges.The importance of voting against what you don’t want; a lesson from France
What do we consider when we head to the polls? In an ideal world we vote for the candidate we want; in the imperfect world in which we find ourselves, we often vote against the party we don't.Campaign win: Government drops powers over Electoral Commission
Campaigners have welcomed the government's announcement that it intends to scrap its powers over the Electoral Commission.Greens win Gorton & Denton By-election!
Credit: PA Images / Peter Byrne / Alamy Responding to the news that the Green Party has won the seat of Gorton and Denton, Naomi Smith, Chief Executive of...The price of democracy?
How much is a pint of milk? A litmus test for politicians everywhere. But how much does a democracy cost? Well, if you’re Argentinian, you could answer quite quickly and precisely: forty billion US dollars.Macron or move on?
Since Emmanuel Macron welcomed back a new parliament in July 2024 things have not gone smoothly. Each Prime Minister appointed by the French President - Barnier, Bayrou, and Lecornu - has tried and failed to form effective governments due to a bitterly divided legislature. Radical parties on both the left and right have exposed a shrinking centre ground in French politics, building pressure on Macron to resign in the face of unprecedented public unpopularity. With Lecornu re-appointed just four days after his resignation with a new promise to delay planned pension reform, why has French politics descended into chaos?What does the victory for Babiš in Czechia tell us about populism?
Over the weekend, Czechia became the latest country to elect a populist prime minister. Self-styled Trumpist Andrej Babiš, albeit a centre-right version, completed his political comeback by winning more than a third of the vote, ousting the pro-European coalition led by Petr Fiala. Babiš now appears poised to join Viktor Orbán of Hungary and Robert Fico of Slovakia in opposing the European Union’s efforts to bolster Ukraine in its war against Russian aggression.What the Norwegian Election could teach Starmer
Try and picture this. A Labour Party flailing in the polls less than a year before an election, a centre-right Conservative party decimated by a radical right alternative, a wealth tax on the front pages, a fragmented party system, and no mainstream party daring to mention the EU. Easy right? Except on Monday it was the Norwegian Labour Party overturning an eight point deficit in the polls to win a general election and fight off the right-wing populist threat. So what happened?