Back from our summer break, our co-hosts Gabriel Hedengren (@ghedengren) and Javid Ibad (@javidibad) recap results from Latvia, and Bosnia, and government formation in Saxony-Anhalt.

They also cover the Spanish snap elections and interview journalist Camillo Cantarano to preview the Serbian Elections. From Germany to Spain to Serbia, new political dynamics are on the rise; listen to the Europe Elects Podcast to keep track of the ever-changing developments across Europe.

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Back from our summer break, our co-hosts Gabriel Hedengren (@ghedengren) and Javid Ibad (@javidibad) go over key developments over the past few months across Europe, featuring local elections, referendums, government changes, and presidential candidacies.

They also speak with Dr. Sabine Volk from the University of Helsinki to better contextualise the rise of the AfD and the recent election results in Saxony-Anhalt.

Listen also for news from Bulgaria, the UK, referendums in Iceland and Switzerland, and political updates from Denmark.

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Our co-hosts Gabriel Hedengren (@ghedengren) and Javid Ibad (@javidibad) recap elections happening all around Europe, from Hungary to Slovenia. They go in depth on the key players and analyze what the results mean, both domestically and for the continent as a whole. They also touch on the recent Italian Referendums and a state election in Germany.

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Elections, elections, elections! Our co-hosts Gabriel Hedengren (@ghedengren) and Javid Ibad (@javidibad) go around Europe, from Denmark to Slovenia to Bulgaria, previewing national parliamentary elections of varying degrees of competitiveness. They also shed light on recent developments in state elections in Germany and a potential new member of the EU (hint, it’s very cold up there).

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In the second episode of the year, our co-hosts Gabriel Hedengren (@ghedengren) and Javid Ibad (@javidibad) discuss instability in the Starmer Cabinet, the latest developments in Dutch government formation, and a snap election in Aragonia. They then recap the results of the Portuguese presidential election before previewing a competitive contest in Slovenia.

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To start off the year, our co-hosts Gabriel Hedengren (@ghedengren) and Javid Ibad (@javidibad) look at internal dynamics in parties and governments in the UK and France before recapping some key electoral moments in the last few months. Then, they look at the reactions EU leaders have had to the latest developments in Greenland. The hosts then take a step back and discuss their expectations and what they are looking out for in the year ahead.

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In this year-end politics special, our co-hosts Gabriel Hedengren (@ghedengren) and Javid Ibad (@javidibad) look back at the defining European political moments of 2025.

First though, they cover the latest news from Bucharest and Bulgaria and preview Portugal’s crowded presidential race. The hosts zoom out to judge whether incumbents really are doomed and they finish with Europe Elects' first Christmas political quiz.

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In this episode, our co-hosts Gabriel Hedengren (@ghedengren) and Javid Ibad (@javidibad) recap local election results in Estonia and Denmark as well as a contentious parliamentary election in the Netherlands. Like most political developments, these local elections have an outsized impact. The hosts follow this thread to the EU itself, and discuss the overall implications of recent and persisting electoral dynamics.

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