Labor wins Australia’s federal election, seen as major backlash against far-right
Prime Minister Anthony Albanese secured a second term, becoming the first Australian leader to do so since John Howard in 2004.
Elections
Canada's Liberals win elections in remarkable turnaround
Canada's Liberal Party, led by Prime Minister Mark Carney, won the country's federal elections on April 28 in a campaign shaped by U.S. President Donald Trump's tariffs and expansionist rhetoric.
Moldova's fall parliamentary elections could threaten pro-EU majority
Moldova's parliament voted on April 17 to hold elections on Sept. 28 – a vote that could potentially threaten the majority currently held by pro-Western President Maia Sandu's party.
Moldova aims to conclude EU accession talks by end of 2027
Moldovan President Maia Sandu said on April 13 that she hopes her country can wrap up EU accession talks by the end of 2027, warning that upcoming parliamentary elections will be critical in preserving Moldova’s pro-European trajectory.
Presidential candidate Victor Ponta vows to end Ukrainian grain exports via Romania if elected
"There has been a policy of favoring Ukrainian grain in terms of access to port facilities in recent years, at the detriment of Romanian grain, and Romanian farmers were greatly affected by it," Romanian presidential candidate Victor Ponta said.
Russia spends nearly $220 million to rig Moldova's election, EU referendum in 2024, Chisinau says
Earlier, the U.K. imposed sanctions on the pro-Russian NGO "Eurasia," which is allegedly responsible for attempts to rig the referendum in Moldova.
No ongoing preparations for elections, Zelensky's party's parliamentary leader says
Davyd Arakhamia's statement comes after the Economist reported that Ukraine's elections could be held in July 2025.
Marine Le Pen barred from running for public office after embezzlement verdict
A French court on March 31 found Marine Le Pen, one of the leaders of the far-right National Rally party (RN), guilty of embezzling EU funds and banned her from running for public office "with immediate effect."
Lukashenko 'inaugurated' after extending his rule in 'sham' elections
Belarusian dictator Alexander Lukashenko began his seventh term in power on March 25 after declaring himself the winner of the January elections broadly seen as neither fair nor free.
Trump's envoy Witkoff claims Ukraine will hold presidential elections
Ukraine has not held elections during Russia's full-scale war because they are prohibited under martial law, which was declared on Feb. 24, 2022.
Romanian far-right candidate Calin Georgescu barred from running in presidential election
Romania's electoral bureau has disqualified far-right candidate Calin Georgescu from running in the presidential election re-run, multiple Romanian channels announced on March 9.
Poroshenko, Tymoshenko confirm 'transparent' contacts with allies but reaffirm opposition to elections during war
Ex-President Petro Poroshenko's team works "publicly and transparently" with U.S. partners to ensure bipartisan support for Kyiv, Poroshenko said on March 6.
Weapons, cash seized as Romania targets far-right politician Georgescu's network, Reuters reports
Romanian prosecutors requested the temporary arrest of 21 individuals linked to far-right leader Calin Georgescu on Feb. 28, days after his detention, Reuters reported.
Bulgarian court orders recount of parliamentary election results amid voting discrepancies
Bulgaria’s Constitutional Court ordered a full recount of the country's October 2024 parliamentary election results on Feb. 26 following an audit that discovered various voting discrepancies.
Far-right Romanian presidential candidate detained, charged in election probe
The Romanian Prosecutor General's office has charged pro-Russian Calin Georgescu with "incitement to actions against the constitutional order" and other alleged crimes related to the Nov. 24 first-round elections.
In calling Zelensky a ‘dictator without elections,’ Trump misunderstands democracy
After the top diplomats of Moscow and Washington met in Riyadh to discuss “peace” in Ukraine — without Ukraine at the table — the conversation quickly shifted to elections, as if they were the only topic discussed and the sole reason the war continues. And once again, U.S. President Donald Trump
Ukraine passes resolution on elections when there is 'sustainable peace' at 2nd attempt
The decision was supported by 268 members of parliament, while 12 others abstained.
CDU/CSU wins German elections as Merz calls for Europe's autonomy
Germany’s center-right CDU/CSU is set to return to power, with the far-right Alternative for Germany (AfD) emerging as the second-largest party, according to preliminary results of the Feb. 23 parliamentary elections.
Why Ukraine can’t hold elections during wartime
Editor’s Note: This op-ed was first published by the Ukrainian NGO Civil Network OPORA as an open statement, which garnered nearly 300 signatures at the time it was published by the Kyiv Independent. Democracy during wartime must be protected even more than in peacetime, as the consequences of mistakes
Over 130 Ukrainian NGOs say elections 'impossible' during war
"The legitimacy of the Ukrainian government is the exclusive prerogative of the Ukrainian people," the statement read.
Trump calls Zelensky 'dictator,' warns of Ukraine's demise without elections
"A dictator without elections, Zelensky better move fast, or he won’t have a country left," U.S. President Donald Trump wrote on his social media platform Truth Social.
Following an attack on opposition, Zelensky effectively begins election season
President Volodymyr Zelensky had imposed sanctions against the official leader of the opposition, ex-President Petro Poroshenko. The following decree was published on Feb. 13. Despite the official reasoning given by the country's Security Service being high treason committed a decade ago, the unilateral sanctions imposed on the former president have
Romanian President Iohannis announces resignation to avert political crisis
Far-right opposition parties submitted an initiative to the Romanian parliament to impeach the president, as Klaus Iohannis remained in office longer than the prescribed term after the results of the country's first round of presidential election had been annulled.
'Healthy' democracies can hold elections in wartime, Kellogg says
"You're gonna reach a point where they're gonna have to have elections ... That doesn't mean Zelensky should leave," Trump's special envoy Keith Kellogg said.
Georgian parliament votes to terminate mandates of 49 opposition MPs
Members of Georgia's ruling Georgian Dream party voted to revoke the mandates of 49 opposition parliamentarians on Feb. 5 after they refused to take their seats, citing concerns over the legitimacy of the results of the October parliamentary election.
Ukraine won't hold elections until Russia's war is over, Ukraine's envoy to US says
The U.S. hasn't yet discussed with Ukraine the necessity of holding elections by the end of 2025, according to Oksana Markarova.
US urges Ukraine to hold elections after ceasefire, Reuters reports
Keith Kellogg, Trump's special envoy for Ukraine and Russia, told Reuters that presidential and parliamentary elections, suspended since the all-out war began, "need to be done."
Georgia withdraws from PACE, calls demands for new elections 'blackmail'
Georgia withdrew its delegation from the Parliamentary Assembly of the Council of Europe (PACE) on Jan. 29 after the Assembly passed a resolution calling for Tbilisi to hold new parliamentary elections.
'A farce' — Foreign Ministry condemns sham election in Belarus
Belarusian dictator Alexander Lukashenko turned the country's presidential election into "a one-man political show," Ukraine's Foreign Ministry said on Jan. 27.
After Lukashenko's latest sham election, exiled Belarusians reflect on their lost revolution
Belarusian dictator Alexander Lukashenko declared himself the victor in the country's latest so-called presidential elections on Jan. 26, in which no political opposition was allowed to take part. The country's authorities claim Lukashenko won 86.82% of the vote, securing a seventh consecutive term in power. Despite international condemnation and
Kremlin backs Lukashenko's 'victory' in Belarus election, dismisses Western criticism
"The elections in Belarus were transparent and absolutely legitimate. Moscow does not take into account the expected criticism of the elections in Belarus in the West," Kremlin spokesperson Dmitry Peskov told Russian media.
Lukashenko declares himself 'winner' of Belarus’s presidential vote blasted as sham
Belarusian dictator Alexander Lukashenko declared himself president for his seventh consecutive term in an election internationally deemed as neither free nor fair.
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