By Slaven Zivković (DeFacto) In the 2023 Montenegrin parliamentary elections, held on June 11th following the dissolution of the previous parliament, the Europe Now Movement (PES) emerged as the dominant political entity, securing a significant share of the seats (see Table 1). After extensive coalition negotiations, the PES formed a new government, with Milojko Spajić [...]
Interview for Outra Palabras (Brazil). View LINK 1
By Lukas Lauener (Swiss Centre of Expertise in the Social Sciences/University of Lausanne) On 22 October, almost 5.6 million voters were called to elect the new Swiss Parliament for its 52nd legislative period. 46.6 percent of eligible voters participated in the elections, which is a small increase of 1.5 percentage points compared to 2019. It [...]
Roundtable on "Populism beyond borders - transnational patterns and transfer" at the CEU Polányi Salon (Budapest). View LINK
Presentation on "Political Parties and Money in Politics" at the Office for Democratic Institutions and Human Rights Summer School/Friedrich Ebert Stiftung School on “Politics, Leadership and Advocacy” in Warsaw. View LINK
Seminar lecture at the Central European University (CEU) in Budapest. View LINK
Interview on the 2023 Polish parliamentary elections Watch INTERVIEW (from minute 1:25:1)
By Kamil Marcinkiewicz (formerly University of Hamburg) In the parliamentary election on October 15th, 2023, Poles voted for 460 members of the lower house of parliament, the Sejm, and 100 members of the upper house, the Senate. The authoritarian Law and Justice (PiS) is expected to win according to the late polls roughly 36% of [...]
Interview on the rise of populism and polarisation in Europe. Listen to the INTERVIEW
By Marek Rybář (Masaryk University) Robert Fico, the leader of Smer-Slovak Social Democracy (Smer), has made a resurgence. Following the electoral setback in 2020, the popularity of his party plummeted to some 8 percent. His erstwhile protégé, Peter Pellegrini, who assumed the role of Prime Minister in the Smer-led coalition government in 2018 after Fico [...]
