presidential election

Moldova stands at a critical juncture that will determine its position within Europe. In the elections on Sunday, the incumbent president Maia Sandu is seeking a second term and a positive result in the EU accession referendum to reaffirm her country’s path towards Europe. But the hybrid threat facing Moldova from Russia will not dissipate, particularly as next year’s pivotal parliamentary elections approach in the tiny former Soviet republic. Hugo Blewett-Mundy, a non-resident associate research fellow from EUROPEUM, analyses the current situation in Moldova and provides an outlook for the country in 2025.

Deputy Director and Head of the Brussels Office Žiga Faktor commented on the relationship between the European Union and Tunisia in the wake of the presidential elections for the Slovakian Radio.

The newly elected Slovak President Peter Pellegrini will follow a long-standing tradition and his first foreign trip will be to the Czech Republic. This is despite the cooling of diplomatic relations between the countries. According to Kristína Chlebáková, project manager of EUROPEUM Institute, the relations are still highly superior and the new Slovak president will not want to disturb them. She commented on the future of Czech-Slovak diplomatic relations for the daily MF DNES.

Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan is currently leading the election over opposition candidate Kemal Kiliçdaroglu. But the voters will decide on the Turkish president in 14 days. Žiga Faktor, head of the Brussels office of the EUROPEUM Institute for European Politics, commented on the course of the elections for Český Rozhlas Plus.

Our research fellow Danielle Piatkiewicz commented on the ongoing US presidential election for Hospodářské noviny. In particular, she commented on the current counting of mail-in ballots which have a long tradition in the USA.

Deputy director of EUROPEUM Institute for European Policy, Christian Kvorning Lassen, commented on the current situation in the USA for Hospodářské noviny, in particular he commented on the presidential election which is nearing towards the finals.

Our Danielle Piatkiewicz analyses in her latest blog, the recent postponement of the Polish Presidential elections.

In his latest blog post, Žiga Faktor focused on the Democratic primaries ahead of this year's United States presidential election.

We would like to invite you to the public debate that is part of the series Café Evropa, which will take place in Jihlava. Jakub Charvát and Jan Kubáček will discuss the presidential election in 2018 and the division in Czech society.

Andrej Babiš and his ANO movement emerged as clear victors of the Czech Parliamentary elections in October 2017. Now it's January 2018 and the results of upcoming presidential elections will have a major influence on the future direction of the country.

Our deputy director Martin Michelot talks to Rádio Slovensko about the upcoming presidential and parliamentary elections in France.

Our director Vladimír Bartovic addressed the issue of Donald Trump presidency and its impact on EU-US relations and the relations with NATO on Rádio Slovensko RTVS.