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
Ukraine and the European Union had been worrying about a sharp change of policy in a key European state.
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May 6, 2025
Romania’s Post-Election Foreign Policy in the Balance
If confirmed in the second round presidential vote, the victory of the nationalist candidate would result in a Euroskeptical and Ukraine-hostile foreign policy.
May 1, 2025
How the EU Can Help Serbia’s Protesters
As student-led protests continue to rock Serbia, President Aleksandar Vučić’s authoritarian grip is facing its most serious challenge yet.
March 28, 2025
Georgia Approaches the Final Act
What seemed mere pre-election rhetoric has now evolved into a full-blown political witch-hunt.
March 27, 2025
Romania’s ‘TikTok Messiah’ Is Gone But Admirers Live On
The country’s extreme right is prospering ahead of re-run presidential elections despite extensive evidence of continuing Russian subversion.
March 12, 2025
Are Europe’s Speech Rules Censorship? No.
Europe’s Digital Services Act represents a crucial, balanced shield against disinformation – though it is difficult to enforce and fuels transatlantic tensions.
March 7, 2025
Ghosts Haunt Poland’s Future
The prospect of the US abandoning Europe is raising profound questions in Warsaw.
March 3, 2025
Russia’s Interference Freezes NATO Exercise
Moscow’s hybrid war has stopped a NATO military exercise in Romania.
February 27, 2025
Germany: Now for the Real Zeitenwende
The election has given some clarity to Germany’s future course, although the policy detail has yet to be agreed. Jan Techau of Eurasia Group, a CEPA Fellow, explains.
February 24, 2025
The Unlikely Revival of Germany’s Far Left
The outlook looked grim for the country’s far left only a year ago but it performed well in the Bundestag elections.