Syria's ruling Baath party and its allies have won a widely expected majority in parliamentary elections that were held across government-controlled areas of the war-torn country, according to the results announced on Tuesday. The exiled opposition labeled the vote a "farce."

Syrians voted Sunday to elect a new parliament as the Damascus government grapples with international sanctions and a crumbling economy after retaking large parts of the war-torn country.

The pro-Western Social Democrats narrowly win against the center-right opposition, the preliminary results of the parliamentary election in North Macedonia, held on Wednesday, show. The state election commission said early Thursday that with nearly 94% of the vote counted the Social Democrats (SDSM) have 36% and VMRO-DPMNE follow at more than 34%.

Voters began casting ballots in North Macedonia's snap parliamentary elections pitting the pro-European Social Democrats (SDSM) of former PM Zoran Zaev against Hristijan Mickovski's nationalist party VMRO, news wires reported.

With mandatory face masks and a two-meter distance, North Macedonian citizens will vote this week in the first parliamentary election under the country new name.  It will be also the first time the elections are held on a weekday, on Wednesday,  after the vote was postponed from 12 April due to the pandemic.

Serbia’s ruling populists of President Aleksandar Vucic’s party looked set to tighten their hold on power in the parliamentary election on Sunday, news wires reported. The vote is taking place despite the spread of coronavirus in the Balkan country and a partial boycott by the opposition.

Serbians are going to vote in parliamentary polls on Sunday after a lifeless campaign without rallies because of the coronavirus pandemic. With the ruling party surging in the polls, and most of the opposition parties resolved to boycott the polls, political change is clearly not in the air, BalkanInsight reported.

Polish president’s office confirmed on Tuesday that the country will hold its parliamentary election on 13 October, which most opinion polls expect the ruling Law and Justice (PiS) party to win thanks to generous social spending and robust economic growth.