Bulgaria: Presidential Elections with Record-Low Voter Turnout, Run-off on 1. November
Bulgaria elects its president on 1 November in a second round amid divisions over Ukraine, relations with Russia, and Black Sea security.
October 29, 2026
Brazil Presidential Election: Lula Wins Second Round, Bolsonaro Junior Refuses Result
Brazil voted on 25 October in the second round of a presidential election between competing political and foreign-policy visions, with implications for the country’s relations with Europe, the United States, China and BRICS.
October 28, 2026
Lula Wins Brazil, But Faces a Divided Nation
Brazilian President Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva overturned a first-round defeat to secure another presidential term. But a…
October 27, 2026
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Hungary Left Without Candidate as Polgár Declined Presidential Nomination
Judit Polgár, who became the world's youngest Grandmaster at 15 in 1991, rejected the nomination to become Hungary's new president because she felt she lacked the power to "unite a divided country".
July 21, 2026