Spanish Prime Minister Pedro Sánchez has announced the dissolution of parliament and early general elections for 29 November 2026. He made the announcement on Monday in a statement from the Moncloa Palace, after the Congress of Deputies rejected two government decrees on housing. Sánchez said he had first informed King...
Sweden records record number of challenges to parliamentary election results
Sweden has registered a record number of challenges to the results of the parliamentary elections held on 13 September 2026. More than 800 appeals have already been registered with the parliamentary Election Review Board (Valprövningsnämnden). About 9,000 more submissions are still being processed. The previous record was set after the...
Lithuanian Seimas backs removal of constitutional ban on nuclear weapons
Lithuania’s parliament has approved in the first reading a bill to strike from the Constitution the article that prohibits the deployment of weapons of mass destruction, including nuclear weapons, on the country’s territory. The initiative received 99 votes in favour, 13 against and five abstentions. Article 137 of Lithuania’s Constitution,...
Serbian president dissolves parliament and calls snap elections
Serbian President Aleksandar Vučić has signed decrees dissolving the current parliament and calling early parliamentary elections for 25 October 2026. He announced the decision in a televised address and then signed the documents live on air. The move followed a request from the government, which asked the president on 7...