North Macedonia’s Brvenica runoff: A local election, competing national narratives
A snap mayoral election in North Macedonia has produced significant shifts in local party support,...
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Category: ELECTIONS
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INFOGRAPHIC | Key blocs and political rivals in Bulgaria’s election: Prospects for a government [UPDATED]
Rumen Radev’s ‘Progressive Bulgaria’ leads the polls, but a path to a stable 121-seat majority remains narrow and fraught with ideological rifts.
By Xhabir Deralla For latest results, go to: POST-ELECTION UPDATE 2: The End of the Deadlock at...
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Bulgaria Votes: Key Statistics and Facts for Today’s Election
SOFIA, April 19, 2026 – Bulgaria is holding its eighth parliamentary election in five years today....
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Magyar Wins. Hungary’s Real Test Begins.
What’s next for Hungary and Europe after Péter Magyar’s landslide victory?
By Xhabir Deralla Following the parliamentary elections of 12 April 2026, Hungary enters a new...
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Hungary Votes Today: Key Facts, Figures, and Stakes
Hungary goes to the polls today in what is widely seen as the most consequential election in more...
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The Digital Front: How Russia Targets Hungary’s Elections
How coordinated digital campaigns, disinformation, and hybrid tactics shape public opinion—and what Hungary reveals about political influence operations in Europe.
Editor’s note (April 11, 2026):This analysis was originally published in Macedonian on March 14,...
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Saving Orbán: Anatomy of a Cross-Border Propaganda Operation
Incident or propaganda operation? Explosives “found” near energy infrastructure in Serbia raise suspicions of a controlled crisis aimed at influencing Hungary’s election outcome in Orbán’s favor.
Editor’s note (April 11, 2026):This analysis was originally published in Macedonian on April 6,...
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THE GUARDIANS OF ORBÁN’S THRONE: The Newest Enemy Was Chosen in 2024 – Ukraine
The one most satisfied with the position of the Hungarian prime minister in the period after 2024...
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Israeli Experts and Orbán’s Last Attempt to Stay in Power: Find Yourself a Good Enemy
The man who helped Viktor Orbán and Benjamin Netanyahu rise to power and remain there early in their careers developed a political formula that never goes out of date – polarization and hatred
By Ljubomir Kostovski “It is good to have an enemy,” says George Birnbaum, one of the...
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Local Elections 2025 Report: Lessons Not Learned — Now in Print, After Its Digital Release in December
CIVIL Publishes Book-Length Analysis and Recommendations on the 2025 Local Elections in North Macedonia
PRESS RELEASE Skopje, January 16, 2026 — CIVIL – Center for Freedom announces the release of the...
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(LOCAL ELECTIONS 2025) The voices of hate that humiliated democracy: Sexism, ethnic divisions and nationalism
Ahead of the Local Elections 2025, North Macedonia faced a serious wave of hate speech, ethnic and...
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North Macedonia Local Elections 2025: Generally Peaceful Process Marked by Serious Systemic and Institutional Weaknesses — CIVIL’s Preliminary Assessment
CIVIL assesses that the 2025 Local Elections in North Macedonia were held without major incidents, yet burdened by deep structural, institutional, and political weaknesses that call into question the integrity of the electoral process and the democratic capacity of the institutions and society.
CIVIL presented its preliminary assessment of the second round and the overall conduct of the 2025...
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