@georalat.bsky.social
PolSci (usually)
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19.05.2025 07:40 — 👍 2 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0What happens AFTER a country democratizes?
It’s not always consolidation; sometimes it's a return of authoritarian-style politics.
Scott Mainwaring explains in "The Third Wave’s Lessons for Democracy": muse.jhu.edu/pub/1/a...
@KelloggInst
The Romanian election scenarios scaring Brussels #EuropeanUnion
https://www.politico.eu/article/romanian-election-scenarios-data/
We are very happy to publish the "National Elections Database," including the results of 1,023 presidential and 2,962 parliamentary elections conducted worldwide since 1946!
www.nationalelectionsdatabase.com
with Benjamin Marx and Vincent Rollet
In this new publication in SESP - South European Society and Politics - my amazing colleague Wouter Veenendaal and I examine how the population size of Greek islands affects participation, competition, leadership succession, the presence of parties, and clientelism.
10.02.2025 13:51 — 👍 7 🔁 5 💬 2 📌 0
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@tgeorgakopoulos.bsky.social
The image features text that reads: "Green light for Bulgaria and Romania to fully join the Schengen area," with the background displaying parts of the Romanian and Bulgarian flags.
Next stop: full Schengen accession.
We welcome the decision of the Council of giving green light to Romania and Bulgaria to fully join the Schengen family.
🚨🚨🚨 Enormous news: the Constitutional Court of Romania has unanimously decided to cancel the presidential elections, G4 Media reports.
The electoral process for the election of the Romanian president has to be re-run in its entirety, with the government setting a new date.
🇷🇴 Parliamentary Elections in #Romania today
Amid the Presidential elxn turmoil, elxns for Parliament & Senate are held today.
The favorite to win the polls is AUR, with PSD following close behind.
For now, turnout is really high compared to previous elxns.
#AlegeriParlamentare
#Alegeri2024
🚨 BREAKING: Romania’s top court has requested a presidential election recount.
Full story: www.politico.eu/article/roma...
Romania: According to final preliminary results, this marks the first time in Romania’s post-1989 electoral history that a candidate from the centre-left PSD (S&D) has failed to qualify for the second round of the presidential elections.
➤ europeelects.eu/romania
#AlegeriPrezidențiale2024
It seems that the election night of December 8, will be a clear voting choice for Romanian citizens;
A pro-EU President or an anti-Western President.
#Romania
#Lasconi She has a clear stance pro-EU stance.
Her main voters pool is the youth and pro-EU citizens.
She did very well in city centers, especially in Bucharest.
#Georgescu a not well-known politician, who based his campaign mainly on TikTok anti-Western rhetoric, scored well in elxn districts close to the Ukrainian border - his highest is Bucovina!
A possible voter pool for him could be Sosoaca’s voters, since she was banned from running
🇷🇴 #alegeriprezidenţiale2024
A president out of the blue for #Romania ?!
After the 1st round of Presidential Elxns that took place yesterday, #Georgescu and #Lasconi are going to the 2nd round, to be held Dec. 8
The two poll-favorites, #Ciolacu & #Simion, finish 3rd and 4th!
Not a bigger mess than Nations League
24.11.2024 19:48 — 👍 1 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 07th election in 3 years!
The Q is: Which direction wants Borisov to go?
Form a coal. gov. with pro-EU parties or with right-wing ones?
Seems like a three-party coalition, with DPS (old or new) support will be the solution.
#Bulgaria
Moldova, EU membership referendum:
98.8% counted
The difference is for 744 votes for In favor
Against: 50%
In favour: 50%
➤ europeelects.eu/moldova
Had an incredible time last week at the Summer Academy at EUI @eui_sps
The lectures and activities were enriching and inspiring. Grateful for the experience!
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Hungary's proposals seem feasible only if there is strong political will, sufficient funding, and effective coordination among EU MS and the Western Balkans!
.. 🔵"Ensure stability in WB through EU military missions, security cooperation, & civilian mission support, including minority & cultural heritage protection"
🔵"Enhance transport connectivity w WB through an informal ministerial meeting"
🔵"Reduce roaming charges between EU & WB" ..
.. EU enlargement is set as the 3rd most important priority of the Presidency.
Key points are:
🔵 "Prioritize the Western Balkans (and Silk Route) countries"
🔵 "Integrate WB for economic, security, and geopolitical benefits; host EU-Western Balkans Summit" ..
As of yesterday #Hungary started its six months stint in the Presidency of the European Council.
Among the priorities set out in this Presidency ( hungarian-presidency.consilium.europa.eu/media/32nhoe... ) #WesternBalkans are mentioned multiple times..
Croatia parliament approves new coalition government with nationalists
18.05.2024 04:50 — 👍 1 🔁 1 💬 0 📌 1The world ahead…
www.bbc.com/news/world-a...
The world ahead...
"Xi told Biden in a group meeting attended by a dozen American and Chinese officials that China’s preference is to take Taiwan peacefully, not by force..."
www.nbcnews.com/news/china/x...
"Mass protests, stronger opposition and new political alliances present a big challenge to the current leadership, but can they set the stage for political changes?"
My analysis for the upcoming elxns in Serbia 👇
seeffield.app.uni-regensburg.de/insights-int...
#Serbia #Elections2023 #Izbori2023
