Although 2024 was called an election year, there will also be no shortage of political emotions in 2025. Poles will elect a new president, Germans and Czechs a new parliament. What other votes will take place in Europe?
The “Euronews” portal reminds that in 2024, voters around the world decided, among other things, about the victory Donald Trump In USAthe surrender of power by British conservatives to the Labor Party or the strengthening of right-wing parties after the elections to the European Parliament. And what will the situation in Europe be like after the elections scheduled for the next 12 months? The portal predicts that 2025 will bring serious political changes on the Old Continent.
The most important elections in 2025 in Europe
Early parliamentary elections will be held on February 23 Germanyseven months before the original date. It's an effect failure to grant a vote of confidence in Chancellor Olaf Scholz by the Bundestag on December 16. Before the vote, Scholz himself indicated that he expected early elections. She had previously left the ruling coalition Free Democratic Party (FDP), as a result of which the government lost its majority.
“Euronews” notes that in the new survey The INSA studio is led by the CDU/CSU coalition with support of 31%. Friedrich Merz, the Christian Democrats' candidate for chancellor, proposes, among others: a policy that is more liberal economically but conservative in social issues. The far-right Alternative for Germany (AfD) is in second place in the poll with 20.5 percent.
Presidential elections in Polandwhich will take place in May, “Euronews” calls a “referendum on the government of Donald Tusk”, which has been in power since December 2023 and “connects parties from the left to the center-right”. The portal reminds that the upcoming presidential race will be a clash of candidates from two main parties, Rafał Trzaskowski with KO and Karol Nawrocki supported by PIS.
They will also elect a president Croats – already January 12 the second round of the presidential elections will take placein which Zoran Milanović, who is running for re-election, and the candidate of the ruling Croatian Democratic Community (HDZ), Dragan Primorac, will face each other.
Also in Romania presidential elections will be held in 2025. This is the result of the decision of the country's constitutional court in early December invalidated the first round of voting on November 24, a few days before the second round. This turn of events resulted from the disclosure by the Supreme Council of National Defense (CSAT) of intelligence reports, which showed that in the first round there were organized cyberattacks on electoral systems in which the Russia. In an invalidated turn Pro-Russian politician Calin Georgescu wonwhose sensational success experts attribute to the TikTok campaign. Previously, he was a relatively unknown figure on the Romanian political scene.
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The presidential elections are scheduled for January 26 Belarusin which, however, the outcome is considered to be predetermined. There was widespread voter fraud in the previous vote in 2020, according to official results reported Alyaksandr Lukashenko won with support of 80 percent. After the elections, protests by Lukashenko's opponents broke out. According to Belarusian human rights defenders from the Viasna organization post-election repression continues.
On the other hand Czechs in October they will elect the composition of the new parliament. Former Prime Minister Andrej Babisz's ANO party currently has 34.5 percent. support and a large advantage over the Civic Democratic Party (ODS) of the current Prime Minister Petro Fiala, for which 13.7 percent want to vote. voters. “Euronews” indicates that a possible victory of Babis, nicknamed the “Czech Trump”, would strengthen far-right forces in Central Europe, and many Czechs fear threats to democracy if he returns to power.
Parliamentary elections are also waiting Norwayin which the far-right Progressive Party is likely to gain strength, and the presidential elections – Irelandafter which Michael D. Higgins will end his term of office after 14 years.
Local elections are a test for the government
This year, some leaders will face important tests of their governance so far. This is the case for Italian Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni, as local elections will be held in September in six Italian regions: Puglia, Campania, Marche, Tuscany, Aosta Valley and Veneto. According to “Euronews”, these elections will show how Italians evaluate the government of the right-wing prime minister.
British Labor can also expect its first serious test since last year's national elections. Local elections will be held in May Great Britainin which, according to “Euronews”, it will turn out “whether their victory last year was the beginning of lasting support for this party.” Currently, the Labor Party and the Conservative Party have similar votes in the polls, around 20%. “historically low” support. Meanwhile, Reform UK, Nigel Farage's populist party, is only 5 points behind them.
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