parliamentary election

Shortly after Moldova’s elections, Armenia, another EU Eastern Partnership country, will also face key parliamentary elections at the beginning of June. These elections will effectively serve as a referendum on the country’s geopolitical trajectory, the democratic reforms initiated after its Velvet Revolution, and the continuation of the peace process following the war in Nagorno-Karabakh. Join our discussion.

Péter Magyar won the Hungarian parliamentary elections by a landslide, and Viktor Orbán is stepping down as prime minister after fifteen years. For Andrej Babiš, this means the loss of a key ally. Martin Vokálek, Executive Director of EUROPEUM Institute and Head of the Brussels Office, commented on the future of these relations for update eu.

The Czech Republic faces key elections at the end of the year. Geopolitical pressures from the East, domestic political problems and economic issues will be among the main challenges. Will the Czech Republic return to the illiberal bloc of Central and Eastern Europe? The fickle economy will decide. Viktor Daněk, deputy director of EUROPEUM Institute, commented for Balkan Insight.

Austria, led by the right-wing populist Freedom Party of Austria, could pose a problem for support for Ukraine, said Žiga Faktor, head of the Brussels office of EUROPEUM Institute, in an interview with ČTK. At the same time, he said, it would change the distribution of power within the European Council, specifically, the EU summits, where a strong group of prime ministers from the Patriots for Europe faction would be formed.

The nationalist National Association of Marine Le Pen and Jordan Bardella and left-wing parties are seeking victory in the second round. On the other hand, President Emmanuel Macron's party, is hoping for better results than in the first one. Researcher at EUROPEUM Institute Zuzana Krulichová commented for e15.

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