Votes, results, what they mean
Voters in Germany, France, Italy and Spain go to the polls in a sequence that could pull the EU sharply rightward. In Germany, the AfD is already positioned to become the first far-right party to govern a state since 1945.
Gender-based violence against women candidates and officials was recorded in at least 22 countries. Overall election quality stayed broadly stable, but democratic safeguards have been eroding since 2020.
A presidential decree moves both legislative and presidential votes from November 2026 to September 11, 2027. Palestinians have not held national elections since 2005–2006, and Abbas has ruled by decree since his mandate expired in 2009.
Electricity prices jumped 7.42% in September after a one-off discount from the Itaipu hydroelectric plant faded, pushing the 12-month consumer price index to the top of the central bank's target band. The timing hands Flávio Bolsonaro fresh ammunition, as the cost of living has been his sharpest line of attack against President Lula.
The right-wing senator took 47% to the president's 45%, with neither reaching the majority needed for an outright win. The two will meet again on October 25, with Bolsonaro also pledging amnesty for his jailed father if elected.
Spain's prime minister made the move after right-wing parties blocked emergency measures on evictions and speculation. Polls point to a People's Party-led government backed by Vox — which would be the first time a far-right party has entered central government since the end of the Franco dictatorship.
Around 3.4 million voters chose members of the presidency and national Parliament. Technical problems with new digital voting technology delayed the opening of several polling places on Sunday morning.
Lula cut deforestation by 45% after it surged 60% under Jair Bolsonaro's presidency. Now polls show his son Flávio in a virtual tie with Lula — and experts warn a Bolsonaro win could undo those gains.
A referendum on 27 September would write 'perpetual and armed' neutrality into the constitution, potentially forcing Switzerland to unwind its existing sanctions against Russia. Polls show around two-thirds of voters opposed, but the outcome is not certain.
The Central Elections Committee voted to exclude Ra'am and the Joint List, and separately disqualified two Arab legislators. The decisions have no final effect yet — the Supreme Court must approve them, and appeals are expected next week.
Delcy Rodríguez told the UN General Assembly a vote would come as part of a transition to "full democracy". She gave no date, the opposition is pressing for 2027, and the country's most prominent opposition figure remains barred from the talks.
United Russia is projected to take 355 of 450 seats — its strongest result ever, and enough to change the constitution. Every party on the ballot backed the Kremlin and the war; genuine opposition parties were barred from competing.
United Russia took 355 of 450 seats, around 20 more than it currently holds. It was the first parliamentary election since Russia's full-scale invasion of Ukraine, and the only parties allowed to stand were those backing Putin and the war.
The three-day election for 450 State Duma seats opened on Friday with the opposition barred and United Russia almost certain to keep its grip on the chamber. Voting extends to four Ukrainian regions illegally annexed by Moscow, which Kyiv and the European Commission have called illegal.
Magdalena Andersson's bloc is projected to win 176 seats in the Riksdag to 173 for the outgoing right-wing government. Andersson, who was prime minister until 2022, has begun coalition talks, though ideological differences among her partners could slow the formation of a new government.
Magdalena Andersson's centre-left bloc is projected to take 176 seats to Ulf Kristersson's 173. The result won't be confirmed until Wednesday, when early ballots and votes from abroad are counted.
More than 90% of ballots have been counted, with Magdalena Andersson's centre-left bloc projected to take 176 seats in the 349-seat Riksdag against 173 for Ulf Kristersson's right-wing alliance. Early votes still have to be counted, and the final result will not be known before Wednesday.
The German chancellor used the term in a Bundestag confrontation with AfD leader Alice Weidel, saying the party's remigration policy would target people by origin and skin colour. The AfD's result — more than double the CDU's share — left it the strongest force in the state, though short of an outright majority.
The result is the party's strongest in its 13-year history and leaves it three seats short of a majority. Its state leader has begun talks to win over individual MPs from other parties. No far-right party has governed a German state since World War II.
The order suspends USPS rules requiring states to reformat ballots and submit voter lists before mail-in votes can be delivered. Attorneys general from 24 states have joined the legal challenge, and a hearing is scheduled for 3 September.
A new poll puts his Progressive Conservatives back in first place after his combative stance against US tariffs won over voters. His personal approval had hit 24 per cent in July; it now stands at 36.
The Supreme Court annulled Yabloko's registration after a lawsuit brought by a small pro-Kremlin party alleged campaign finance violations and links to extremism. Yabloko denies the charges and says it will appeal.
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