Briefing: 'A big confusion': All sides claim victory after French municipal elections
Strategic angle: France's municipal elections spark claims of victory from all parties, leaving analysts puzzled.
Editorial Staff Mar 23
Elections
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Briefing: French left wins over country's largest cities in municipal election
Strategic angle: The left secures major victories in key cities, shaping the political landscape ahead of the 2027 presidential election.
Editorial Staff Mar 23
Macron's role in Paris mayor election comes under scrutiny
Socialist frontrunner Emmanuel Grégoire accused President Emmanuel Macron of intervening in the election process.
Editorial Staff Mar 23
Slovenia election: a battle for the soul of the country?
Sunday's parliamentary election in Slovenia is shaping up to be a tight race between the governing center-left GS and the right-wing SDS.
Editorial Staff Mar 23
Briefing: France local elections: Paris stays left as far-right makes mixed gains
Strategic angle: The results offered an early snapshot of France’s political balance before 2027. Here are the main takeaways.
Editorial Staff Mar 23
Briefing: Slovenia election too close to call as PM claims victory in neck-and-neck race
Strategic angle: Slovenian Prime Minister Robert Golob declares victory in a tightly contested parliamentary election.
Editorial Staff Mar 23
Briefing: France's Socialists hold onto power in major cities in election boost for mainstream
Strategic angle: Paris and Marseille are held by the Socialists in local elections which saw the nationalist right win in Nice and certain towns.
Editorial Staff Mar 22
Slovenia votes: Liberals face right-wing populist challenge
Slovenia is taking to the polls Sunday in parliamentary elections that pit the governing liberal party and PM Robert Golob against former-PM Janez Jansa and his right-wing SDS party.
Editorial Staff Mar 22
Briefing: French local elections expose left-wing infighting and RN's limits in big cities
Strategic angle: While the left managed to hold onto Paris, Lyon and Marseille, alliances forged with radical left La France Insoumise often failed against the right.
Editorial Staff Mar 22
Briefing: Election in Rhineland-Palatinate: AfD achieves record result in western Germany
Strategic angle: In a surprising turn of events, the AfD has secured a historic vote share in the Rhineland-Palatinate state election.
Editorial Staff Mar 22
Briefing: Merz's party leads, while far right makes gains in Germany's state election
Strategic angle: In Sunday's closely watched state election, both the far-right Alternative for Germany party and Chancellor Friedrich Merz's party, the Christian Democratic Union, made significant gains.
Editorial Staff Mar 22
Briefing: Socialist incumbent Benoît Payan defeats far-right challenger in key Marseille mayoral election
Strategic angle: Benoît Payan secures victory in a significant political contest in Marseille.
Editorial Staff Mar 22
Briefing: French municipal elections: Follow the second round live
Strategic angle: Voters are heading back to the polls in Paris, Lyon, Marseille and other French cities to elect their municipal councils and mayors for the next six years.
Editorial Staff Mar 22
Italy’s justice referendum becomes a high stakes test for conservative Premier Giorgia Meloni
The upcoming referendum poses significant challenges for Meloni's administration.
Editorial Staff Mar 22
Briefing: Marseille mayoral race narrows after hard-left withdrawal
Strategic angle: In France’s second city, Marseille, the mayoral race has become more focused with the withdrawal of the hard-left candidate.
Editorial Staff Mar 22
Briefing: 'Close race': Paris to elect its mayor among three candidates
Strategic angle: French voters returned to the polls Sunday for the second and final round of municipal elections in over 1,500 communes.
Editorial Staff Mar 22
Briefing: France local elections: a key test one year before the country's presidential election
Strategic angle: One year before Emmanuel Macron’s term ends, parties will be able to gauge their strength in the second round of the local elections, with tight races in major cities, such as Paris, Marseille and Lyon.
Editorial Staff Mar 22
Briefing: Orbán vouches to 'break down the gates of the progressives in Brussels' if he wins elections
Strategic angle: At CPAC Hungary, Viktor Orbán promises to challenge progressive policies in Brussels if re-elected, amid a backdrop of restricted media access.
Editorial Staff Mar 22
Briefing: French voters to choose mayors in key cities including Paris and Marseille
Strategic angle: Voters across France head to the polls Sunday for mayoral runoffs in major cities including Paris and Marseille, with the left fighting to hold key strongholds and the far right seeking gains.
Editorial Staff Mar 22
Briefing: Germany news: State of Rhineland-Palatinate holds elections
Strategic angle: Voters in Rhineland-Palatinate are set to choose a new state government amidst local elections in Bavaria.
Editorial Staff Mar 22