Andrew Higgins

5 days ago | nytimes.com | Andrew Higgins

A vote seen a test of the power of populist nationalism in Europe was too close to call, with exit polls putting the two contenders neck and neck. A pivotal presidential election on Sunday in Poland was too close to call, with exit polls putting the two contenders nearly neck and neck as voting ended and an official count of the ballots began.

5 days ago | nytimes.com | Andrew Higgins

Here's what to know about Poland's presidential runoff, which sets up a showdown between the governing party and resurgent nationalists. Poland votes on Sunday in a tight runoff vote for the presidency. It is a largely ceremonial post, but its veto powers have made the election of vital importance to Prime Minister Donald Tusk and to his centrist government, which is still trying to reverse the legacy of its hard-right predecessor.

6 days ago | nytimes.com | Andrew Higgins

A runoff election on Sunday pits a centrist against a nationalist who represent mainstream parties. The outcome is unclear given that many under 30 prefer candidates on the political fringes. Supporters of Slawomir Mentzen, a far-right candidate in the first round of the presidential election, in Warsaw on May 10. Credit... Kasia Strek/Reuters A runoff election on Sunday pits a centrist against a nationalist who represent mainstream parties.

2 weeks ago | nytimes.com | Andrew Higgins

Presidential elections on Sunday in Romania and Poland halted, or at least slowed, a hard-right breakthrough that many liberals had feared. But discontent with mainstream parties lingers. The political center, eroded by nationalist forces aligned with President Trump, held in the end. But only just.

2 weeks ago | nytimes.com | Andrew Higgins

Nicusor Dan, the mayor of Bucharest, defeated George Simion, a nationalist aligned with President Trump who had been seen as the front-runner. In a setback for Europe's surging nationalist forces, Nicusor Dan, a centrist mayor and former mathematics professor, on Sunday won the presidential election in Romania, defeating a hard-right candidate who is aligned with President Trump and has opposed military aid to Ukraine.