#Elections

Elections in The Netherlands: COVID-19 and restrictive measures are taking a toll on the country, but not on Prime Minister Rutte

Marcel Klok, an expert in macro-economics, released an in-depth research on the political situation in the Netherlands. Elections are being…

Myanmar under state of emergency. Military seizes power. People stay in their homes, widespread tensions and fear

Chaos in Myanmar. Aung San Suu Kyi, leader of the National League for Democracy (NLD) was arrested this morning by…

With a clear vote, the US House of Representatives demonstrated that ‘no one is above the law’. Not even the President

A week has gone by since a mob of supporters of outgoing President Donald Trump stormed the Capitol, raided its…

Violence at Capitol Hill. Pearce (Fordham University): “It all began in November 2016”

“What happened at Capitol Hill on January 6 may not have been unexpected, but I must admit that I dread…

Catholic leaders speak out after the insurrection in Washington. Unanimous condemnation of the violence

Outrage, anger, apprehension, bewilderment. Those images of the US Capitol being stormed, vandalized, “desecrated” came as a shock to the…

The Biden era begins. Calvo-Quirós (sociologist): “We inherit a deeply splintered and divided nation”

“President Biden, and with him all the rest of us, inherit a deeply splintered and divided nation facing a multitude…

Romania: decreasing voter turnout and a few surprises. Elections fail to untie political knots

Election results show no clear winner with a near tie between the centre-right and centre-left coalitions. Ongoing talks between political…

Lithuania: legislative election next Sunday. The Bishops: “vote for those who support the weak, family life and care for Creation”

Poland: Duda wins and Kaczynski’s “Good Change” continues. But the country is divided

The editor-in-chief of national daily newspaper Rzeczpospolita, Bogusław Chrabota, analyzed the recent election result in the Country of Central Eastern…

Russia referendum: reforms aimed at keeping Putin in power until 2036

The week-long voting process – in person and online – will end tomorrow, July 1. Citizens are invited to vote…

Bureaucracy, Europe, infections: three crucial challenges for Europe  

Over the past few days the Conte government has overcome two major hurdles. His Relaunch Decree was finally published in…