Edition of 18 September 2026

3 stories filed on this issue date.

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Elections for the 450 members of the State Duma started.

Russia Votes Across 11 Time Zones - From Arctic Settlements to the State Duma

Russia began three days of voting today, in an election remarkable not only for its political significance but for the sheer logistical challenge of organising a national vote across the world’s largest country.

By EuroAsia.News · 18 September 2026 · 19:22 · 3 min read

Russia
Elections

The failure of the CDU is a disaster decades in the making.

News

CDU at 7% in Mecklenburg-Vorpommern — How Did Germany’s Largest Centre-Right Party Fall This Far?

Friedrich Merz’s CDU is facing a result that would have been almost unimaginable only a few years ago: around 6–7% of the vote.

By EuroAsia.News · 18 September 2026 · 19:02 · 3 min read

Germany
Election
Merz

The German chancellor Friedrich Merz has been in power for just 16 months.

News

Germany Votes Sunday. Does Merz Survive Monday?

Germany votes on Sunday in two regional elections that have suddenly become something much larger than contests over Berlin housing or the government of Mecklenburg-Western Pomerania. They have become a test for Chancellor Friedrich Merz.

By EuroAsia.News · 18 September 2026 · 00:00 · 2 min read

Germany
Merz
Elections