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🇪🇺 Should Europe Stand With Ukraine? 🇺🇦
On the 4th anniversary of Russia’s full-scale invasion, the European Parliament adopted a resolution reaffirming support for Ukraine, condemning Russia’s war of aggression, and calling for stronger security guarantees and pressure on Moscow.
🇺🇦 Ukrainians Strongly Back EU Membership Four Years Into War 🇪🇺
A recent poll shows 83% of Ukrainians support EU membership, while 11% oppose, a +72% net approval.
Support for joining NATO stands at 71% yes and 18% no, a +53% net.
🤔 What do you think, should Ukraine join the EU?
🇲🇩 Pro-EU PAS Wins Majority in Moldova! 🟨✨
With 49.7% of the vote, PAS secured 54/101 seats, crossing the majority line for the first time.
📊 Seat distribution:
🟨 PAS – 54
🔴 BEP – 27
🟠 Alternative – 8
🔵 PN – 6
🟢 DA – 6
⚖️ Why it matters:
The vote was widely seen as a choice between Brussels 🇪🇺 and Moscow 🇷🇺.
PAS’ majority is expected to accelerate EU accession talks, with negotiations possibly opening later this year.
Czech Election: 70% of Votes Counted. Pro EU Parties Slightly Recover
Stacilo falls under the 5% threshold, ANO mantains a strong lead
Czech Election: Over 50% of Votes Counted: ANO Takes a Strong Lead
🇨🇿 Czech Election 2025: Party Positions on Key Issues
Check out how each party stands on critical issues like EU membership, Ukraine, the Green Deal, and more! Here’s a quick look at where the parties stand:
#CzechElection #Election2025 #CzechPolitics #EU #Ukraine #NATO #GreenDeal #EUMS #Czechia #Election
🇨🇿 Should Czechia Remain in the EU? 🇪🇺❓
A 2025 poll shows 71% of Czech voters support remaining in the EU, while 25% oppose, giving a +46% net yes.
With the election today, polls predict around 60% of the vote will go to euroskeptic parties, and around 20% to parties advocating for a referendum on EU exit.
Could this election mark a clear shift in Czechia’s role in the EU? 🤔
👇 What do you think?
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🇨🇿 Czech Election 2025: Who are the key players? STAČILO
STAČILO: A party made up of four parties, mostly led by KSČM (communists)
STAČILO advocates for Czech sovereignty, opposes EU integration, and demands a referendum on EU membership. They seek to reform the EU into an economic union, rejecting the Green Deal and carbon targets.
STAČILO presents itself as a blend of left-wing patriotism, nationalism, and socialism, focusing on family values, secularism, and cracking down on corruption.
🇨🇿 Czech Election 2025: Who are the key players? Pirates
A progressive, pro-EU party focused on digital rights, transparency, and civil liberties. They advocate for stronger environmental policies, tech innovation, progressive reform, and a fairer economy.
#CzechElection #Pirates #Election2025 #EUMS #Election #Czechia
🇲🇩 Moldovan Election: Regional Breakdown 🗳️
🟨 PAS: With 50% of the vote, the pro-European Party of Action and Solidarity secured a majority. PAS dominated most of the country, especially in the central regions such as Strășeni and Ialoveni.
🔴 BEP: The pro-Russian Patriotic Electoral Bloc is an alliance of Socialists & Communist parties. It won 24% of the vote, performing strongest in the south-east, east, and northern regions, including UTA Găgăuzia.
🇨🇿 Czech Election 2025: Who are the key players? AUTO
AUTO (Motorists): A party representing car owners and drivers, advocating for lower taxes on vehicles, improved road infrastructure, and policies that prioritize the interests of motorists over environmental regulations. Skeptic of the EU as a political union, and hard conservative.
🇨🇿 Czech Election 2025: Who are the key players? SPD
SPD (Freedom and Direct Democracy): A far-right, Euroskeptic party focused on nationalism, restricting immigration, and protecting Czech sovereignty. They oppose EU integration, calling for a referendum on exit of the EU, and advocate for stricter border controls.
#CzechElection #SPD #Election2025 #EUMS #EU #Election #Czechia
🇨🇿 Czech Election 2025: Who are the key players? STAN
STAN (Mayors and Independents): A center-right party focused on decentralization, regional power, and strong EU ties. They prioritize liberalism, efficient governance, and local control.
🇨🇿 Czech Election 2025: Who are the key players? ANO
🇨🇿 ANO (ANO 2011): A populist party that shifts ideologically depending on public mood. Initially aligned with Renew Europe, now co-founding Patriots for Europe. Historically governed with social democrats & communists, but now claims ODS is "not right wing."
🇨🇿 Czech Election 2025: Who are the key players? SPOLU
SPOLU (Together): A 3-party alliance with a mix of conservatism, Christian democracy, and liberalism.
Members:
ODS (ECR): Conservatism & Right Wing
KDU-ČSL (EPP): Christian Democracy
TOP-09 (EPP): Liberalism
Key points:
✔️ Pro-EU, but cautious on more integration
✔️ Conservative on social issues
✔️ Advocating for liberal economic reforms
✔️ Defence spending goal: 3% of GDP by 2030
🚨 Election Day is here in the Czech Republic! 🇨🇿 Confused about the key players?
Wondering what’s at stake?
We’ll be breaking down each of the main parties’ stances on the EU, the euro, economic & social policies, and more. Stay tuned and follow us throughout the day for updates! 👇
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🇨🇿 Czech Election Today! Polls Predict a Euroskeptic Government
ANO keeps a clear lead with 31%
This sets up two very different scenarios ⬇️
1️⃣ A SPOLU–STAN–Pirates coalition government, possible only if current polls are underestimating their support.
2️⃣ The more likely outcome: an ANO-led government, most likely with SPD and Motoristé as its main partners. Possibly with Stacilo support if needed, although this would complicate the situation.
🇨🇿 Support for a European Army in Czechia 🇪🇺⚔️
A recent survey shows net support in Czechia for an EU army:
🔹 43% ✅ support creating a joint European army
🔹 35% ❌ oppose it
🔹 22% remain unsure
That leaves a modest +8% net positive for the “yes” side. 📊
As Czech citizens head to the polls today & Saturday, this poll becomes more relevant
👉 Would you support a European Army?
Post in collaboration with @other_europe
🇪🇸 Support for a Federal Europe in Spain 🇪🇺✨
A 2024 poll finds that 62% ✅ of Spaniards want the EU to advance toward a truly federal Europe.
Among those not in favour:
🔹 10% of Spaniards prefer keeping the EU as it is
🔹 17% want to return some powers to member states
🔹 8% favor leaving or dissolving the Union
That’s a +27% net positive for the federal side. 📊
Would you support a Federal Europe? 👇
🇬🇪 Is Georgia overthrowing its government tomorrow?
After disputed 2024 elections, Georgians have protested for 300+ days demanding democracy and an EU path.
🗳️ Today local elections take place, but many opposition parties are boycotting. At 4pm, activists plan a massive rally in Tbilisi, vowing a “peaceful overthrow” and promising to announce a technical government by evening.
⚠️ The gov’t warns of the “harshest response”, with opposition leaders already arrested ahead of the vote.