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.
Finalists
All entries you see here are finalists for the first round. Sorted by category, alphabetically by applicant.
A
Best Political Campaigns
A1. Electoral Campaign of the Year — National
D66's 2025 Dutch General Election Campaign
D66, Netherlands
Breaking the System: Tisza's Two-Thirds Victory in Hungary
Kitti Agoston and Dominik Kubik (TISZA, Hungary)
Debaty bez cenzury: The Campaign That Redefined Political Courage Across Europe
Martin Burgr, Michal Repa and Anna Zemanová (Czech Republic)
A2. Regional, Local & Campaign Innovation
Hampshire 2026: Tactical Lend-Voting and Defensive Field Mobilisation
Alex Gunter (UK)
TEAM MERZ 2025: Turning Supporters into Campaigners
CDU (Germany)
Funding Without Funding: Building a National Campaign on Small Donations
Dominik Kubik (TISZA, Hungary)
Emmanuel Grégoire - Paris est à vous | 2026 Paris Municipal Victory with Qomon
Layla Fakhoury (France)
The Länd Resilience Initiative: Defending the Center in Baden-Württemberg
Team Clara Schweizer / Alliance 90/The Greens BW (Germany)
A3. Issue & Advocacy Campaign of the Year
Show Us You Care
Care and Support Alliance & We Could Even, UK
No Favours for Autocrats: Operation Libero's Campaign to Defend Swiss Public Media
Operation Libero Switzerland Creative Direction: Marielène Froidevaux Editorial: Simon Städeli Graphics & Design: Roche Hufnagl
My Voice, My Choice: For Safe And Accessible Abortion
Pan-European ECI
B
Best Political Communication
The Better (Political) Leadership Substack
Better Politics Foundation
The Better Politics Podcast
Better Politics Foundation
TEAM MERZ 2025: Substance at Scale — Platform-Native Vertical Storytelling
CDU (Germany)
@Bundeskanzler: Establishing Institutional Presence in the Vertical Feed
Chancellery (Germany)
D66 Regiotour / D66 Regional Tour
D66 International (Netherlands)
From Message to System: Rebuilding Political Narrative at Scale
Kitti Agoston (Hungary)
Women's Entrepreneurship Day (WED)
Lilia Heitz (SME Europe)
C
Best Political Tech Innovations
C1. Tech Product of the Year
Advocate: Leading the Way in the Era of Compliance
Campbell Wheby (Electica)
VerifX
Janis Grislis
Linus Siebert (FORTITUDE)
Linus Siebert (Germany)
Movement
Nat Whalley (UK)
wahl.chat
Robin Frasch (Germany)
C2. Pol Tech — Civic & Participation
The AI President: Revolutionizing surveying with autonomous AI voice agent
Denis Libouton (Mouvement Réformateur, Belgium)
dembrane
Evelien Nieuwenburg (Netherlands)
wahl.chat
Robin Frasch (Germany)
D
Best Agencies
Edina Communications & The Messina Group
Alex Gunter (UK/Global)
Red Flag — Navigating the Digital Frontier: Strategic Advocacy for Data Governance
Brussels
Töchter & Töchter
Cem Özdemir Campaign BW (Germany)
Moylan Communications
Ellen Von Essen (Brussels)
CC: Collective
Frederik König (Germany)
ampyre GmbH
Henry Donovan (Germany/UK)
E
Best Consultants
Linus Siebert (FORTITUDE)
Linus Siebert
Martin Burgr (Maven Strategy)
Martin Burgr
F
Most Promising Talents
Van Mierlo Stichting Ideological Renewal
Afke Groen
Young Political Communicators Club (YPCC)
Anna Moors
VerbaLex Propaganda Tracking (NGO LingvaLexa)
Anna Vyshniakova
Le Cab' Politique / EAPC Board
Anthony GRALLY
Clara Schweizer
Clara Schweizer
Dea Bakashvili
Dea Bakashvili
Dominik Kubik
Dominik Kubik
dembrane
Evelien Nieuwenburg
Felicia Fullbrecht
Felicia Fullbrecht
FORTITUDE Disinformation Defense
Linus Siebert
Lucian Boaghe
Lucian Boaghe
TikTok as Ballot Access Infrastructure
Raul Jurca
Transnational Leadership (YEPP/MEP)
Sophia Kircher
ParlOur AI Parliamentary Twins
Vahan Martirosyan
Viktor Yakymovych
Viktor Yakymovych
Timeline
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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FAQs
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Our Team
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
Pius is a strategist with a storyteller’s heart. He specialises in building organisational systems for early-stage teams. His background covers communications, public policy, and philanthropy.
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