Ahead of the 2026 Scottish Parliamentary elections, Frederick Graham examines eighteen years of Scottish Nationalist rule and the state of Scottish politics.  In Westminster and Europe, recent election cycles have revealed an increasingly consistent pattern: governing parties have become exposed to sharp electoral punishment. This trend has cut across ideologies. After four years the centre-left “traffic-light” German coalition was decisively punished at the ballot box. Acros

‘Massacres are carried out during night hours when no-one is there to witness them.’  Full morgues were described by Tanzanian doctors following the country’s elections at the end of October . When President Samia Suluhu Hassan came to power in 2021 following the death of her predecessor, John Magufuli, she was hailed  for her easing of political repression, and seemed to be a key cog in a journey back to full democracy in Tanzania. Yet here we are, four years later, and she

In a result that few expected, the centrist-liberal D66 has won  a plurality of seats in this year’s Dutch elections, narrowly fending off the far-right PVV. Many publications internationally have hailed  the results as a victory for the centre ground and, correspondingly, a defeat for the far-right. Delve closer into the results and the broader Dutch political context, however, and this analysis seems dubious. The snap vote follows elections held in 2023, which the PVV won  

Introduction In a country positioned at the crossroads of East and West, the battle for hearts and minds is increasingly fought not on the battlefield, but in the media. Once the frontrunner of the so-called “Associated Trio,” Georgia now finds itself among the most vulnerable to foreign information manipulation and interference (FIMI) and broader information disorders, as media freedom and freedom of speech face growing threats. Amid ongoing protests, political unrest, and s

A generation born online, coming of age under curfews, censorship  and increasingly choosing exit over engagement. Some books really fit the evolving dynamics of a country, and Stephen P. Cohen’s The Idea of Pakistan  is one such work. Building an argument that Pakistan’s political future cannot be forecasted without reckoning with the oversized role of its security establishment, Cohen also intertwines the long shadow this system casts over civilian life. The idea in between

The EU should seize the momentum. The results of Moldova’s parliamentary elections demonstrate a decisive political shift. Pro-Russian...

Pre-election analysis of disinformation, crackdowns, interference, and oligarchic politics in the tense run-up to Moldova’s 2025 legislative elections.  Moldova is on the brink of a pivotal parliamentary election scheduled for tomorrow (28 September), a vote widely seen as a fateful choice between integration with Europe or a return to Russia’s orbit. In the final week before this high-stakes election, the country of 2.6 million has experienced anything but calm. All those I

The writing is on the wall. It is not an understatement to say that Sir Keir Starmer’s lofty vision for change has now all but dissipated...

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The elections held in Bolivia on August 17 marked a historic turning point. For the first time in two decades, the country took a...

The imprisonment of Evghenia Guțul, the governor of Moldova’s autonomous Gagauzia region, has ignited new tensions in a country firmly at...

While the international spotlight remains fixated on the ongoing conflicts in Ukraine and the Middle East, a recent political upheaval in...

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French politics - ever volatile, fascinating and changing - has been stewing over the unclear outlook for the 2027 presidential elections...

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Illustration by Will Allen/Europinion The hope of change that came with the election of the Labour government in 2024 has now all but...

Illustration by Will Allen/Europinion On the 18th of May, the first round of the Polish Presidential election delivered anything but a...

Illustration by Will Allen/Europinion On April 28, Canada’s incumbent Liberal Party won a fourth consecutive election, just months after...

Illustration by Will Allen/Europinion But a month ago, the cause of the Liberal Party of Canada seemed lost. Today, the reality is...

Illustration by Will Allen/Europinion The entrenched sovereignty of its Constitution governs the political systems of the US. Among its...