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Electoral Communication: European Elections in Times of (Poly)Crises

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Academic Editor(s): Adriana Ștefănel (University of Bucharest) and Maria Romana Allegri (Sapienza University of Rome)

DOI: https://doi.org/10.17645/mac.i497

Table of Contents

Social Media Strategies in Second-Order Elections: Insights From the 2019 European Election Campaign
Antonio Amuza, Bianca Fox and Valentina Marinescu
Article | Open Access | Published: 13 August 2025
Political Discourse, Emotions, and Polarization: A Case Study of the President of the Madrid Region
Manuel Alcántara-Plá
Article | Open Access | Published: 20 August 2025
Weaponizing Wedge Issues: Strategies of Populism and Illiberalism in European Election Campaigning on Facebook
Jörg Haßler, Melanie Magin, Uta Russmann, Anna-Katharina Wurst, Delia Cristina Balaban, Paweł Baranowski, Jakob Linaa Jensen, Simon Kruschinski, Georgios Lappas, Sara Machado, Martina Novotná, Silvia Marcos-García, Ioannis Petridis, Anda Rožukalne, Annamária Sebestyén and Felix‐Christopher von Nostitz
Article | Open Access | Published: 26 August 2025
Outsourced Political Campaign: Role of Pro-Government Political Influencers in Spreading Hostile Narratives in Hungary
Kata Horváth, Gábor Polyák and Ágnes Urbán
Article | Open Access | Published: 28 August 2025
Coverage of the European Parliament Elections by Media Portals in Serbia
Marta Mitrović, Marija Vujović and Ivana Stamenković
Article | Open Access | Published: 28 August 2025
Voices of Discontent: Unpacking Populist Rhetoric in Spain and the Rise of Anti-European Sentiment
Belén Casas-Mas, Arturo Rodríguez-Sáez, Inmaculada Gutiérrez, Gerardo Javier Benavides and José Manuel Robles
Article | Open Access | Published: 2 September 2025
Behind the Screen: The Use of Facebook Accounts With Inauthentic Behavior During European Elections
Bogdan Oprea, Paula Pașnicu, Alexandru-Ninel Niculae, Constantin-Cozmin Bonciu and Dragoș Tudorașcu-Dobre
Article | Open Access | Published: 4 September 2025