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Bulgaria makes five

Bulgaria just keeps on having elections without resolving anything. Number five is coming up on Sunday.

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Charles Richardson Elections, Europe Leave a comment 30 March 202330 March 2023

March electoral roundup

Our regular look at election news around the world. This month, Kazakhstan, Montenegro, Kuwait and the Netherlands.

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Macron scrapes through

Emmanuel Macron secures approval for his pension reform plan by treating it as an issue of confidence, but the opposition comes close to stopping him.

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Scottish nationalism in trouble

With the cause of independence becalmed, the Scottish National Party is engaged in a messy leadership contest that is showcasing its internal differences.

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Georgia dreamin’

Georgia's government backs down on its plan to restrict "foreign agents", but it's not clear that this will end the political crisis.

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Turkey’s opposition makes its choice

A consensus candidate is chosen to take on Turkey's authoritarian president in the election scheduled for May.

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Big & little results

Incumbent parties are returned in both Nigeria and Estonia, but in other respects they were very different elections.

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Election preview: Estonia

Estonia's government has been one of Ukraine's strongest supporters. On Sunday it will seek a mandate to continue that stance.

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Brexit’s final chapter?

Rishi Sunak and Ursula von der Leyen write what they hope will be the last chapter in the long Brexit saga.

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Centre-left takes a gamble in Italy

Italy's main opposition party has a new leader, who promises to take it in a new direction.

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