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
Recurrent internal troubles create fertile ground for malign influence in Georgia
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September 27, 2021
Catalonia: Where There’s Trouble There’s Russia
The October 2017 Catalonia referendum gives a good insight into the Kremlin’s ability to identify and exploit weaknesses in democratic states.
September 17, 2021
Russia Election: Millions of Votes but Only One Outcome
This weekend (September 17-19) Russians will vote for 450 members of the Duma, the country’s lower legislative body. Although the polls for Putin’s party — United Russia — are grim, the outcome is preordained.
September 17, 2021
Putin’s Stakhanovist Election Riggers
Russia’s regime has a well-tested bag of tricks to confound the will of the people.
September 16, 2021
Watch Closely: Russia’s Dodgy Duma Election (Part 1)
The Duma’s single-member districts are critical to Putin’s party and there are growing signs of anxiety in the Kremlin.
September 16, 2021
Russia’s Dodgy Duma Election (Part 2)
How to interpret the Duma election results in detail? It will be worth watching the following districts on and after election night.
September 7, 2021
Exposure and Extradition
A belated but welcome Western response to Russia’s active measures.
August 31, 2021
What the United States Can Learn from Estonia on E-Governance
The building blocks of a seamless digital society
August 18, 2021
The Belarusian Opposition — Alive and Kicking
After 12 months of brutality — the jails were so full of citizens that the regime had nowhere to put its prisoners.
August 6, 2021
A Nation in Chains: Belarus One Year On
Understandably, the opposition hopes that international pressure will help to bring down the regime. But the reality is that Belarus must free itself.