By Victoria Olari (Institute for Strategic Initiatives) While the whole of Europe was watching the EURO 2020 final on Sunday night, somewhere in Eastern Europe there was a no less spectacular fight. Early parliamentary elections took place in the Republic of Moldova on July 11th. The vote was called by President Maia Sandu, thus fulfilling [...]
By Mila Moshelova (Sofia University) While Europeans were holding their breath for the Euro finals on 11 July Bulgaria was playing its second electoral match for 2021. Will there be more? The nine days wonder The regular parliamentary elections on 4 April gave life to the shortest and perhaps the rowdiest parliament but one that [...]
Co-director at the 4th European Consortium for Political Research/Office for Democratic Institutions and Human Rights Summer School on “Parties and Democracy” in Warsaw. View LINK View PROGRAM
By Harout Manougian (Staff Writter, EVN Report) On Sunday, June 20, 2021, Armenian citizens went back to the polls for the third time in five years to elect its eighth parliament. Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan had come to an agreement with parliamentary opposition parties to hold this early election in the wake of the 2020 [...]
Talking about Spanish politics. View LINK
Webinar sponsored by Impetus and the Europe House-Skopje on "Monitoring Elections to Reduce Corruption".
International Course on "Political Parties and Party Systems", together with Dr. Juan Rodríguez Teruel, for the Mexican Association of Political Science (AMECIP). View LINK
Workshop to commemorate the work of Peter Mair (R.I.P.) in the 10th anniversary of his death.
Trainer at the Session on the “Movement Based Parties” (Washington) Session trainers: Renne Traicova, Senior Advisor (USAID) Dickson Omondi, Regional Director (NDI) Dr. Fernando Casal Bertoa, Associate Professor (University of Nottingham) Moderator: Sef Ashiagbor, Senior Advisor (NDI)
By Direnç Kanol (Near East University, Cyprus) The Republic of Cyprus is the only state with a presidential system in the EU. The House of Representatives is constituted by 56 Greek Cypriots and three observer members of the Latin, Armenian, and Maronite communities. In theory, 24 seats are reserved for the Turkish Cypriots which reflects [...]
