Political parties perform important roles in European societies. Parties are institutions in which citizens with similar political views organise, develop political programmes and actively participate in the political process. They are vital for democracy because parties offer the most clear-cut political choices that are put to the electorate. Parties are also recruitment organisations, through w...

A coalition of three centre-right parties is set to form a government in the Czech Republic despite the Social Democrats having come first in general elections held on Saturday (29 May). Two of the parties are new political players, EurActiv Czech Republic reports.

Whilst the political meltdown here seems more than likely to benefit the smaller parties, other nations across Europe are bracing themselves for seismic shifts in the political landscape. The European elections may well see some radical developments on the continent. In Italy we will see the first serious political test of the parties since the Berlusconi victory which saw the far left and Green P...

Ahead of the European Parliament elections, we recap some basics and signal new research on the Europarties, officially political parties at European level, meant to form a European awareness and to express the political will of the EU citizens. *** Current Treaty Article 191 of the Treaty establishing the European Community (TEC) lays down the basic principles governing political parties at Europ...

Cross-posted from The Wardman Wire: The last year certainly hasn’t been a quiet one when it comes to controversies over how parties raise and spend money. Whilst the massive and long-running story of MPs’ expenses has rather overshadowed the previous stories, Royal Assent has just been given to the Political Parties and Elections Act 2009, which

For three weeks, the news has been dominated by the MP expenses debacle. This sombre chapter in UK political life seems likely to continue for some time. Analysis of its implications and how our political systems should be reformed is now starting to emerge.As a result, the elections to the European Parliament on 4th June risk becoming an ‘anti-election’ – a rejection of all political partie...

Indipepal is a web 2.0 company . Its website provides access to news in English for the Indian community. This section provides information on Indian politics. It includes coverage of elections, political parties and political events in India. Typical coverage of elections includes new headlines, blogs, political interviews, political cartoons plus some background information on the Indian elector...

The June 2009 European Union elections: All you need to know about the political parties.

On the House is a leading New Zealand political blog, written by Colin Espiner, the political editor of The Press and 2008 Qantas Media Award winner as New Zealand's best political commentator. It offers regular , and some light hearted comment, on current events in New Zealand politics and government. It includes coverage of parliament, elections, personalities and political parties.The main...

The page is a topical politics news blog maintained by Mark Halperin editor-at-large and senior political analyst for TIME magazine. It provides timely comment and analysis of American politics. This includes coverage of the American political system, political parties, events and elections. The site contains webcasts with televised interviews, plus links to recent political and social opinion pol...