Emily Schultheis


Emily Schultheis is a freelance journalist based in Berlin, where she writes about European elections and the rise of populism.

Articles by Emily Schultheis
Campaign posters hang from lampposts in eastern Germany.
Campaign posters hang from lampposts in eastern Germany.
An illustration shows the black outline of a German eagle with distressed and torn zeroes within it for a story about Germany's obsession with zero debt.
An illustration shows the black outline of a German eagle with distressed and torn zeroes within it for a story about Germany's obsession with zero debt.
Protesters wave Serbian national flags as they take part in the fifth "Serbia against violence" rally in Belgrade.
Protesters wave Serbian national flags as they take part in the fifth "Serbia against violence" rally in Belgrade.
A Turkish voter waves Turkish flags as she make her way to the polling station at the Turkish Consulate in Berlin on May 9.
A Turkish voter waves Turkish flags as she make her way to the polling station at the Turkish Consulate in Berlin on May 9.
Herbert Kickl, leader of the right-wing Austria Freedom Party, speaks at a rally of people protesting against coronavirus-related restrictions and a coming vaccination mandate in Innsbruck, Austria, in 2022.
Herbert Kickl, leader of the right-wing Austria Freedom Party, speaks at a rally of people protesting against coronavirus-related restrictions and a coming vaccination mandate in Innsbruck, Austria, in 2022.
General outside view of the Isar 2 nuclear power plant in Essenbach, Germany.
General outside view of the Isar 2 nuclear power plant in Essenbach, Germany.
An election poster featuring Finnish Prime Minister Sanna Marin, who leads the Social Democratic Party, is displayed on a booth in Helsinki on March 31.
An election poster featuring Finnish Prime Minister Sanna Marin, who leads the Social Democratic Party, is displayed on a booth in Helsinki on March 31.
Finnish President Sauli Niinisto signs Finland's national NATO legislation in Helsinki.
Finnish President Sauli Niinisto signs Finland's national NATO legislation in Helsinki.
A man walks past a torn AfD banner.
A man walks past a torn AfD banner.
Andrej Babis, a former Czech prime minister who is now running for the presidency, talks to his supporters during an election campaign stop in Brno, Czech Republic, on Jan. 9.
Andrej Babis, a former Czech prime minister who is now running for the presidency, talks to his supporters during an election campaign stop in Brno, Czech Republic, on Jan. 9.
German Chancellor Olaf Scholz attends a terminal inauguration day.
German Chancellor Olaf Scholz attends a terminal inauguration day.
Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orban shakes hands with European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen as then-Italian Prime Minister Mario Draghi (L), French President Emmanuel Macron (C), and Greek Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis (R) look on during the second day of an EU leaders summit at the European Council building in Brussels.
Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orban shakes hands with European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen as then-Italian Prime Minister Mario Draghi (L), French President Emmanuel Macron (C), and Greek Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis (R) look on during the second day of an EU leaders summit at the European Council building in Brussels.
Former Austrian Chancellor Sebastian Kurz gives a press conference in Vienna on Dec. 2, 2021.
Former Austrian Chancellor Sebastian Kurz gives a press conference in Vienna on Dec. 2, 2021.
Election posters are seen in Germany.
Election posters are seen in Germany.
Annalena Baerbock attends a press conference.
Annalena Baerbock attends a press conference.