Partisan Awards

Partisan Awards

Partisan Awards

Recognising Excellence
in Political Work

Europe's first professional recognition programme for the people, products, and campaigns that make politics work — bridging political communication, campaigning, and technology with integrity.

Categories

Seven comprehensive tracks covering the entire political industry ecosystem

B

Best Political Communication

Influencer strategy, content creation, institutional communication, and crisis response

B

Best Political Communication

Influencer strategy, content creation, institutional communication, and crisis response

B

Best Political Communication

Influencer strategy, content creation, institutional communication, and crisis response

C

Best Political Tech Innovations

Campaign technology, civic participation, and security solutions

C

Best Political Tech Innovations

Campaign technology, civic participation, and security solutions

C

Best Political Tech Innovations

Campaign technology, civic participation, and security solutions

E

Best Consultants

Individual excellence in strategy, digital, data, and field operations

E

Best Consultants

Individual excellence in strategy, digital, data, and field operations

E

Best Consultants

Individual excellence in strategy, digital, data, and field operations

F

Most Promising Talents

Rising stars under 35 shaping the future of political work

F

Most Promising Talents

Rising stars under 35 shaping the future of political work

F

Most Promising Talents

Rising stars under 35 shaping the future of political work

G

People’s Choice

Community-selected excellence (only open to Partisan community)

G

People’s Choice

Community-selected excellence (only open to Partisan community)

G

People’s Choice

Community-selected excellence (only open to Partisan community)

Timeline

15 Feb – 23 March 2026

Early Bird Summission

Submit your campaigns, innovations, and achievements. Early bird deadline 23 March.

15 Feb – 23 March 2026

Early Bird Summission

Submit your campaigns, innovations, and achievements. Early bird deadline 23 March.

24 March – 5 May 2026

Call for Entries

Submit your campaigns, innovations, and achievements. Award summission deadline is 5 May.

24 March – 5 May 2026

Call for Entries

Submit your campaigns, innovations, and achievements. Award summission deadline is 5 May.

Oct 2026

Awards Gala

Winners announced at the Political Communication Summit 2026.

Oct 2026

Awards Gala

Winners announced at the Political Communication Summit 2026.

5 May – 15 May 2026

Round 1 Judging

Anonymous screening by expert jurors across all categories.

5 May – 15 May 2026

Round 1 Judging

Anonymous screening by expert jurors across all categories.

1 Jun 2026

Shortlist Announced

Finalists revealed and invited to the awards gala.

1 Jun 2026

Shortlist Announced

Finalists revealed and invited to the awards gala.

Why Enter?

Verified Recognition

Partisan Award badges on your organisation profile, indexed and searchable across the platform

Verified Recognition

Partisan Award badges on your organisation profile, indexed and searchable across the platform

Industry Benchmarking

Access to anonymised metrics dataset for cross-category performance comparison

Industry Benchmarking

Access to anonymised metrics dataset for cross-category performance comparison

Pan-European Visibility

Featured case studies, newsletter spotlight, and masterclass opportunities

Pan-European Visibility

Featured case studies, newsletter spotlight, and masterclass opportunities

Structured Case Library

Your entry becomes a permanent, searchable case study in the Partisan platform

Structured Case Library

Your entry becomes a permanent, searchable case study in the Partisan platform

Learning Integration

Top submissions converted into templates and training materials for ELECTA courses

Learning Integration

Top submissions converted into templates and training materials for ELECTA courses

Expert Feedback

Finalists receive redacted juror feedback for continuous improvement

Expert Feedback

Finalists receive redacted juror feedback for continuous improvement

Our Judges

Our
Judges

Elisabeth

Quell

Elisabeth champions a simple but powerful belief: creativity in public campaigns isn't a nice-to-have, it's what transforms messages into movements. She has spent 15 years...

Gabor

Berczeli

Gabor is a political educator with over 20 years of experience in democratic development across Europe. As Director of the Robert Schuman Institute in Budapest,...

Jacob

Moroza-Rasmussen

Jacob is Managing Director at Moroza Rasmussen Advisory and Director & Head of Office at Panterra Global's Brussels hub. In both roles, he spearheads strategic...

Jochen

König

Jochen is co-founder and CEO of the Berlin-based agency Cosmonauts & Kings, specialised in digital political communication. Cosmonauts & Kings delivers strategic, social-first, and AI-enabled...

Kostas

Bakoyannis

Kostas is a fellow at the Hertie School in Berlin and the President of the Commission for the Environment, Climate Change, and Energy (ENVE) at...

Liora

Kern

Liora is a Brussels-based strategic communications expert with 25+ years of experience, with a focus on digital and AI. She led the digital communication around...

Elisabeth

Quell

Elisabeth champions a simple but powerful belief: creativity in public campaigns isn't a nice-to-have, it's what transforms messages into movements. She has spent 15 years...

Gabor

Berczeli

Gabor is a political educator with over 20 years of experience in democratic development across Europe. As Director of the Robert Schuman Institute in Budapest,...

Jacob

Moroza-Rasmussen

Jacob is Managing Director at Moroza Rasmussen Advisory and Director & Head of Office at Panterra Global's Brussels hub. In both roles, he spearheads strategic...

Jochen

König

Jochen is co-founder and CEO of the Berlin-based agency Cosmonauts & Kings, specialised in digital political communication. Cosmonauts & Kings delivers strategic, social-first, and AI-enabled...

Elisabeth

Quell

Elisabeth champions a simple but powerful belief: creativity in public campaigns isn't a nice-to-have, it's what transforms messages into movements. She has spent 15 years...

Gabor

Berczeli

Gabor is a political educator with over 20 years of experience in democratic development across Europe. As Director of the Robert Schuman Institute in Budapest,...

Jacob

Moroza-Rasmussen

Jacob is Managing Director at Moroza Rasmussen Advisory and Director & Head of Office at Panterra Global's Brussels hub. In both roles, he spearheads strategic...

Judging

Independent & Expert

Jurors across regions, political families, and sectors — campaign professionals, journalists, academics, civic tech experts, and security specialists

Transparent Criteria

Published scoring rubrics (100-point scales) with clear definitions for effectiveness, innovation, ethics, and compliance

Two-Round Process

Round 1: Anonymous screening. Round 2: Live deliberations with conflict-of-interest recusal

Ethics and Integrity

Content provenance checks, red-team review for AI categories, and audit trails for all scores and rationales

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Early bird: €250 (plus VAT)
Regular price: €350 (plus VAT)

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Our Team

Josef

Lentsch

Josef is a lifelong political entrepreneur who first ran for class president at the age of 10. Since then he has co-founded several start-ups, including a political party, advised many political organisations and written a book on how others can innovate politics. A trained psychologist and public administrator, he likes to keep an eye on both the individual and systemic levels of politics.

Josef

Lentsch

Josef is a lifelong political entrepreneur who first ran for class president at the age of 10. Since then he has co-founded several start-ups, including a political party, advised many political organisations and written a book on how others can innovate politics. A trained psychologist and public administrator, he likes to keep an eye on both the individual and systemic levels of politics.

Jerry

Zagoritis

Jerry is a political strategist and strategic communications consultant specialising in narrative development, political branding, and campaign innovation. Trained in political economy, media, and management, Jerry operates across campaigns, institutions, and entrepreneurial ventures, focusing on how strategy, technology, and messaging combine to shape political outcomes.

Pius

Fozan

A strategist with a storyteller’s heart, Pius helps anchor the organisation’s strategic and operational initiatives. He is a Public Policy graduate. His background spans communications, public policy, philanthropy, and organisational systems, with experience helping early-stage teams develop practical structures and steady workflows. He works across projects and partnerships, keeping information, people, and processes aligned as the organisation grows.

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