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Greek Candidate Runs on Diverse Ballot in Munich Elections

A ballot that represents the new face of Munich will vie for power in the March-15 municipal elections in the German state of Bavaria. The name of the ballot is "Zusammen in Bayern" or ZuBa, which means ''Together in Bavaria.''...

Boris Johnson’s Conservatives Triumph in British Elections

Boris Johnson's Conservative Party was on course to secure a large majority in the House of Commons, putting Brexit firmly back on track and sending the opposition Labour party into a tailspin. Official results fell broadly in line with the...

North Macedonia PM Zaev Resigns, Snap Elections Announced

The Prime Minister of North Macedonia announced on Saturday that his country will hold snap elections, as his government resigned over the EU's decision not to begin accession talks with Skopje. PM Zaev is expected to visit the President of...

Albania’s President Cancels Local Elections Citing Political Tension (video)

Albania's President Ilir Meta has cancelled local elections scheduled for the end of the month citing political tension. In the past few days thousands of Albanians have rallied at capital Tirana demanding the resignation of Prime Minister Edi Rama whom...

Greens on the Rise; Far-Right Not as Strong as Expected in EU Elections

The 2019 European Parliament elections held few surprises overall, with a rise of Green parties, a moderate rise in far-right parties and traditional center parties losing considerable ground. Europe's far-right extremists, nationalists and euroskepticists did not have as strong of...

From Language Diversity to Gender Equality: European Elections by the Numbers

More than 400 million Europeans are heading to the polls to elect the 751 members of the European Union Parliament to new five-year terms. Containing 7.3 percent of the world's population, the EU in 2017 generated a nominal gross domestic...

Erdogan Faces Humiliating Defeats in Turkish Local Elections

Turkey’s Tayyip Erdogan suffered stunning setbacks in local elections as his ruling AK Party lost control of the capital Ankara for the first time since the party’s founding in 2001. His party also lost control of the ancient city...

UK Greeks Must Travel to EU Member States to Vote in European Elections

Greeks living in the United Kingdom who wish to vote in the EU elections will have to travel to neighboring European Union countries to do so, the Greek Embassy in London announced on Wednesday. Because the UK is set to leave the...

Meet The Greek Who Came First In Belgium’s Local Elections

Christos Doulkeridis is a 40-years-old politician who lives in the capital of Belgium, Brussels. Doulkeridis, the son of two Greek-Pontian migrants in Belgium, was the head of "Ecolos" political formation that came first in the municipality of Ixelles of Brussels. His...

Chancellor Merkel’s Allies CSU Take a Blow in Bavarian Elections

CSU Leader Horst Seehofer with Angela Merkel The Christian Social Union, Chancellor Angela Merkel’s conservative allies, lost their absolute majority in Bavaria's state parliamentary elections on Sunday, winning 35.5 percent of the vote, down from 47.7 percent five years ago, exit polls...

FYROM Heading Toward Snap Elections

As more and more experts agree that the government of the Former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia (F.Y.R.O.M.) won't be able to find the necessary number of 80 parliamentarians needed to support the Prespa Agreement signed with Greece earlier this...

Shots Fired During Turkish Elections (video)

The polls are closing in Turkey's first ever joint parliamentary and presidential elections, with allegations of voter fraud and intimidation at some ballot boxes being reported. In the town of Suruc, close to the Syrian border, footage emerged purporting to...

‘Anti-Greek Tropes’ Likely to Color Turkey’s Snap Elections

Turkey's Recep Tayyip Erdogan is hoping nationalist voters will return him as a much-strengthened president in the June 24 snap elections -- meaning more clashes with Greece are likely. A U.K.-based Turkey analyst, Michael Daventry, told Greek Reporter this week...

Turkey’s Erdogan Calls Snap Elections

Turkey will hold snap parliamentary and presidential elections on June 24, it was announced on Wednesday. The revelation on state media confirms election rumors which had been swirling for days amid a series of meetings between the ruling Justice and...

Greece’s Record-High MEP Candidates in 2014 Euro Elections

After the record-high number of 360,000 candidates in the 2014 regional and municipal elections, Greece also tops the candidate number for the forthcoming euro elections, as is has about 1,300 MEP candidates for just 21 seats in the European...