euro|topics election monitor

Europe will elect a new parliament at the end of May. The euro|topics election monitor answers key questions about the election campaign: Who are the most important contenders and parties? What do their campaigns look like? And what issues are playing a central role in which member states? Externer Link: The correspondents of the euro|topics press review report from their countries and explain what is at stake.

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The Romanians voted against corruption

Romanians punished the ruling parties PSD and Alde in the European elections. The election result is widely seen as a vote against corruption.

European elections 2019: More power for Macron?

Did French President Emmanuel Macron win a victory or suffer a defeat in the European Parliament elections? In their analysis of the results, the French media couldn't be more divided.

Is the Tsipras era coming to an end?

Voters in Greece punished Alexis Tsipras's centre-left ruling party Syriza in the European elections: it secured only 23.7 percent of the vote, trailing far behind the centre-right opposition party…

Brexit: What comes next?

After European elections in which Nigel Farage's Brexit Party won a sweeping victory, it now seems clear what the majority of British voters want. But the question is whether the British government…

European elections: the winners and the losers

These elections were seen as crucial for the European Union's future – as a vote for or against Europe. Now the Europeans have cast their ballots. But which Europe did they choose?

Migration: how relevant is the topic?

According to the most recent Eurobarometer polls the topic of migration is less important that it has been in recent years. Europeans have other topics are on their minds.

The Czech Republic and Slovakia: Ice hockey, Nutella and politics

Hans-Jörg Schmidt, our euro|topics correspondent in Prague, explains in a video why the Czechs are out demonstrating, why the politicians are ignoring them, and why voter turnout is so low in…

Is the Kremlin influencing Russian voters in the Baltic states?

The Russian minorities in the Baltic countries vote differently to the majority of Estonians, Latvians and Lithuanians. Because they mainly consume media from Russia, there are fears that Moscow could…

Poland: Eurosceptics on track for Europe

Poland’s governing PiS continues to do well in the polls, while the opposition is seeking to counter its supremacy with a five-party coalition. Our Poland correspondent Olivia Kortas discusses their…

How strong will the right-wing populists be?

Far-right parties from across Europe have launched an attack on the EU. With a group in the European Parliament they want to push through a "Europe of peoples and nations". But just what would that…

Opposition in Hungary without a chance

Fragmented, internally divided, exhausted: this is the image the Hungarian opposition is projecting, giving it little chance of offering a genuine alternative to Viktor Orbán's ruling party Fidesz.…

Italy: A duel between egomaniacs

In Italy, the European Parliament election campaign is barely about Europe. Instead, the leaders of the two ruling parties, Salvini and Di Maio, are campaigning against each other. The Italian press…

Spain: How the Catalonia issue is eclipsing all other themes

A look at Spain's EU Parliament election campaign - which, however, is currently eclipsed by the campaign for the national parliamentary elections - shows how the Catalonia crisis has stirred up…

France: talking therapy for the nation

France's President Macron has tried to appease the angry "yellow vest" protesters with a nationwide debate, the "grand débat". Has he succeeded in time for the EU Parliament election campaign?

Upload filter: Settling scores at the polling station

The row over the EU copyright reform has triggered a wave of protest in Germany. Young Internet users in particular want to settle scores in the EU elections and are calling on voters to boycott the…

Romania: A referendum as bait for voters?

The rule of law and the fight against corruption are perennial issues in Romania's public debate. So it's no surprise that they are also taking centre-stage in the run-up to the European elections on…

Imagine it's time for the European elections – and the British have to vote

When and on what terms Britain will leave the EU still isn't clear. But now what had seemed unthinkable to many is now looking increasingly likely.

More and more Estonians voting online

Estonia is known as the digital pioneer of the EU – also when it comes to elections. A growing number of Estonians are voting online and this is having an impact on election results.

Starting shot for key elections

A new European Parliament will be elected in May. But when does the election campaign begin?

The climate strikes and the EU elections campaign

Every Friday students are striking for more climate protection. Can this give the issue a more prominent role in the EU elections campaign?

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