European elections have become contested ground. Election interference, disinformation, and authoritarian pressure now shape the vote. Foreign interference targets ballots from the Baltics to the Balkans, and every result carries weight for transatlantic security. This hub tracks the campaigns, candidates, and outcomes that matter most across the continent. The Hungary elections test whether a long-ruling incumbent can be beaten, and the Hungarian elections remain a bellwether for illiberal rule. The Poland election reshaped the country’s path, and later Polish elections shape its courts and ties to Brussels. The Moldova elections pit a pro-European path against Russian pressure, and the Moldovan elections show how the Kremlin tries to sway voters. Fellows and analysts examine election interference and what each result means for NATO and the European Union. Explore commentary, data, and analysis on the European elections shaping the region.
Elections
Interaction with voters is the basis of freedom
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October 8, 2021
Insularity Wins Georgia’s Elections
Recurrent internal troubles create fertile ground for malign influence in Georgia
October 7, 2021
Lukashenka’s Pliant Parliament Pledges New Repression
The measures effectively remove the chance to vote for anti-regime candidates
October 5, 2021
Czech Voters Face the Illiberalism Test
The Czech Republic’s billionaire prime minister may follow the Polish-Hungarian path if he wins this week’s parliamentary vote, upsetting the European Union.
October 4, 2021
A Political Animal
Your columnist returns to his roots
September 29, 2021
Putin’s Rusting Iron Fist
Russia’s heavily rigged legislative election produced a parliament very similar to 2016’s, but in a country significantly more disgruntled and unstable.
September 28, 2021
Beware: This Kosovo Crisis Is Not a Game
A seemingly trivial dispute over vehicle license plates has triggered serious tension and troop movements in Serbia and Kosovo.
September 28, 2021
Elections Putin-Style
Russia’s three-day Duma elections resulted in a widely predicted victory for President Vladimir Putin’s United Russia party.
September 27, 2021
Central Europe Bids Farewell to Merkel’s Schnitzel Era
Whoever is Merkel's successor, the new boss in Berlin is unlikely to be as indulgent toward the Visegrád group
September 27, 2021
Goodbye Merkel Consensus, Hello to the New Consensus
Following the German Social Democrats’ (SPD) narrow victory over the incumbent Christian Democrats (CDU), negotiations to form a government will begin.