by Ernesto Parisca | Jul 1, 2019 | Europe, i-voting

A significant 43.75% of Estonian voters who participated in the latest EU Elections cast their ballot online, a new record for Internet voting. The Baltic country keeps dominating the global statistics with its online voting as a secure and convenient option among voters.
In May 2004 the European Union had its most significant single expansion after ...
by Ernesto Parisca | Jan 14, 2019 | Elections, Europe

The EU elections of 2019 together with the finalization of Brexit are reasonably close. The amalgamation of the two events is set to interrupt the present-day patterns of policy-making in Brussels, starting a new-fangled age for the European Union. This means there are many expectations by EU ahead of the 2019 general elections in its ...
by Ernesto Parisca | Dec 8, 2018 | Europe, General interest

Fake news can be detrimental to election processes in any democracy. Political leaders have even gone as far as considering digital misinformation a pandemic. The spread of false or manipulated election information got a ton of consideration in the outcome of the 2016 US presidential race. Today, it continues strengthening its influence on election cycles ...
by Ernesto Parisca | Jan 11, 2018 | Europe, In the news
Election Day is scheduled for January 12-13. If none of the candidates wins a majority of the votes, the top two will head to a second round set for January 26-27.
This will be the second direct presidential election in the history of the Czech Republic. From 1918 until 2013 the head of state ...
by Ernesto Parisca | Sep 22, 2017 | Europe, In the news
On September 24, Germany is set to elect members of the Bundestag, the country’s lower house. Some 61 million eligible voters are expected to cast their votes that could decide whether Angela Merkel would stay on as Chancellor.
As voters enter the polling precincts, they will be given two ballots, one for a direct representative and ...
by Ernesto Parisca | Aug 1, 2017 | Elections, Europe, In the news
With the month of July soon ending, the international community still waits to see a number of critical elections be held in Europe- including presidential elections in Slovenia, parliamentary elections in Norway, municipal elections in Denmark, and an independence referendums in Catalunya, Lombardy, and Veneto.
As anticipated, these upcoming elections pose potential changes to the framework ...