Political change,
made legible.

Why Loseseat exists

Political power changes through appointments, resignations, elections, parliamentary pressure and public events. The underlying information is often scattered across official websites, newsrooms and different points in time. Loseseat brings those records together so readers can understand who holds office, what changed and what evidence supports the record.

What we organise

• Official records: officeholders, roles, mandates, appointment dates and institutional sources.
• Media evidence: dated references from public news sources associated with the relevant officeholder.
• Experimental signals: media tone, volume of references and continuity-risk estimates calculated for a stated period.
• History: the sources, classifications, corrections and methodological version behind each published change.

DATA COVERAGE

A measured record, not a marketing counter.

Collected records include every item detected in monitored sources, including duplicates and material later found to be outside scope. Assessed news counts distinct source items with a completed editorial assessment. Repeated reporting may be grouped into one event and is never multiplied as independent impact.

How the system works

The system collects public source material, looks for references to monitored officeholders and proposes associations for review. Confirmed evidence can then contribute to time-bounded indicators. Ambiguous associations, sensitive changes and exceptional risk values remain subject to additional validation before they affect a public record.

Evidence before interpretation

Loseseat separates the underlying record from its interpretation. An official appointment is a factual record. A news headline is a reference to examine. A score is an estimate produced from a defined method, source set and period. Keeping those layers distinct makes it possible to correct one without rewriting the others.

What Loseseat is not

Media analysis is not presented as an opinion poll, voting intention, election forecast or verdict on a person. A continuity-risk signal estimates pressure found in the available evidence; it does not predict a dismissal and does not represent public opinion. Important information should always be read with its sources, period and methodological limits.

Corrections are part of the record

Sources can fail, automated associations can be wrong and public offices can change quickly. Loseseat therefore keeps source and review history and provides a channel for corrections. Signed-in members can identify a country, describe an issue, optionally identify an officeholder and submit a supporting source for assessment.

Explore the monitor

The monitor is designed to move from a European overview to each country's officeholders, evidence and signals while preserving the context behind every value.