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Nov 20, 2024
The leader of Germany’s Christian Democrats, Friedrich Merz, looks likely to achieve his longstanding dream and become the nation’s next chancellor. Merz is much likelier...
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Nov 7, 2024
Europeans awakening to the reality of Donald Trump’s victory will be asking themselves what it means for them. The obvious answer is that US policy and attitudes towards...
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Oct 7, 2024
The recent electoral advances made by Austria’s Freedom Party (FPÖ) and Germany’s Alternative for Germany (AfD) once again show conservative populists are a...
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Sep 4, 2024
There were many factors behind the strong election performances of the two populist parties, Alternative for Germany (AfD) and the Sahra Wagenknecht Union (BSW), in two east German...
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Aug 26, 2024
The smallest party in Germany’s tripartite government, the Free Democrats (FDP), have been angering their coalition allies with a series of recent policy pronouncements. It is...
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Aug 8, 2024
The traditional August vacation means a likely slow month for European political news. Leaders will find a full plate, however, when they return, as a number of elections and...
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Jul 8, 2024
Charles de Gaulle famously lamented that it was impossible to govern a country with 246 types of cheese. After Sunday’s election, French President Emmanuel Macron will wish he...
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Jun 3, 2024
Britain’s Conservative Party is on track for its worst election result in its history, completely undoing their massive 2019 win. If that does happen, it will be because the...
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May 14, 2024
An unexpectedly large victory for Spanish Prime Minister Pedro Sanchez’s Socialist Party in Sunday’s Catalonian elections is assumed to be good news for the beleaguered...
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May 6, 2024
Peter Pellegrini’s election as Slovakia’s President is being decried by the Brussels elite as yet another sign of supposedly worrying populism. Rather than decry his...
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Apr 17, 2024
Iran’s brazen attack on Israel was thwarted, but it remains unclear if Israel will retaliate.
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Apr 2, 2024
Portuguese Prime Minister-designate Luis Montenegro faced a hard decision after narrowly winning last month’s elections.
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Mar 28, 2024
Communism was supposed to be dead after the Soviet Union’s collapse. The Communist Party of Austria (KPO)’s recent resurgence in Salzburg, however, shows...
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Mar 4, 2024
Portuguese elections rarely make news outside that country. Sunday’s parliamentary vote will be different if the polls prove correct.
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Feb 22, 2024
Europe’s recent spate of protests by farmers may appear to involve a coincidental concurrence of otherwise unrelated concerns. They weren’t.
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Jan 16, 2024
2024 is set to be the year of elections in Europe, with at least six national parliamentary votes scheduled along with the European Union contest. But the outcome of the United...
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Jan 9, 2024
The confidence of European elites was shaken in 2023 as national populist parties surged in popularity across the continent. Their dismay may soon deepen into despair, as 2024 is...
Jun 3, 2024Britain’s Conservative Party is on track for its worst election result in its history, completely undoing their massive 2019 win. If that does happen, it will be because the...
May 14, 2024An unexpectedly large victory for Spanish Prime Minister Pedro Sanchez’s Socialist Party in Sunday’s Catalonian elections is assumed to be good news for the beleaguered...
May 6, 2024Peter Pellegrini’s election as Slovakia’s President is being decried by the Brussels elite as yet another sign of supposedly worrying populism. Rather than decry his...
Apr 17, 2024Iran’s brazen attack on Israel was thwarted, but it remains unclear if Israel will retaliate. 
Apr 2, 2024Portuguese Prime Minister-designate Luis Montenegro faced a hard decision after narrowly winning last month’s elections. 
Mar 28, 2024Communism was supposed to be dead after the Soviet Union’s collapse. The Communist Party of Austria (KPO)’s recent resurgence in Salzburg, however, shows...
Mar 4, 2024Portuguese elections rarely make news outside that country. Sunday’s parliamentary vote will be different if the polls prove correct. 
Feb 22, 2024Europe’s recent spate of protests by farmers may appear to involve a coincidental concurrence of otherwise unrelated concerns. They weren’t. 
Jan 16, 20242024 is set to be the year of elections in Europe, with at least six national parliamentary votes scheduled along with the European Union contest. But the outcome of the United...
Jan 9, 2024The confidence of European elites was shaken in 2023 as national populist parties surged in popularity across the continent. Their dismay may soon deepen into despair, as 2024 is...