Rassemblement National leader Bardella to head its European elections list
The President of the right-wing French party Rassemblement National (RN), Jordan Bardella, announced on September 3 that he would head the party's list in the 2024…
Elections
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What Giorgia Meloni can teach Europe’s Right – despite what the mainstream media tells you
A year before the upcoming elections to the European parliament, a silent revolution seems to be taking place in Europe: Right-wing populists are learning to actually…
Farmer-Citizen Movement leader doesn’t want to be Dutch prime minister because she ‘can’t walk in heels’
The Farmer-Citizen Movement (BBB) in the Netherlands has put forward its primary candidate for the upcoming elections alongside its choice for prime minister and…
Spain: Feijóo admits his premiership attempt will likely fail
Alberto Núñez Feijóo has admitted he has little chance of becoming Spanish premier in the immediate future.
EU parallels drawn amid Facebook Australian referendum interference scandal
Parallels have been drawn by critics between alleged Facebook electoral interference in Australia and incidents within the European Union, with the scandal said…
French Government’s ‘preferendum’ idea raises eyebrows
The French Government's suggestion that so-called "preferendums" could be held in the coming years has raised eyebrows in the country, with many questioning how…
Spain: Feijóo offers to govern for two years in exchange for backing from Sánchez
Alberto Núñez Feijóo has offered to govern for only two years in exchange for support from Socialist Prime Minister Pedro Sánchez.
Polish election ‘may be challenged by EU’
Jacek Czaputowicz, the former Polish foreign affairs minister, says the upcoming Polish general election process and its results may be challenged at international…
EC rebuffs Council chief Michel’s 2030 EU enlargement promises
The European Commission has rebuffed President of the European Council Charles Michel's promises to get more countries into the European Union by 2030.
EC silent on Tusk’s claim he can unblock Brussels funds for Poland
Tusk pledged he would fix the problem: “I make a solemn promise here: the day after the elections, the day after victory, I will go and unlock the money,” he…
Zelenskyy says elections ‘could happen during war’, with help from the West
In a lengthy interview on Ukrainian TV, President Volodymyr Zelenskyy said he would like to hold elections in 2024 - but he will need help for that to become a reality.
Polish dog-meat lovers won’t have a candidate to champion them
A Polish election candidate for the Right’s Confederation party said that the European Union ban on the slaughter of dogs for meat and trade in dogmeat was wrong…
Leading German politician embroiled in ‘Nazi scandal’
There are growing calls for a leading politician in the German state of Bavaria to resign after becoming embroiled in a "Nazi scandal".
French Left ‘unity’ debate descends into chaos
The atmosphere turned toxic at a meeting of representatives from the French Greens party and the hard-left La France Insoumise (LFI) party over the weekend as they…
Soros-backed company takes control of premier Polish daily newspaper
A George Soros-backed company has taken a majority shareholding in the daily Rzeczpospolita, one of the most influential newspapers in Poland, just weeks before…
Polls suggest seismic shift in Dutch politics
The brand new political party of Pieter Omtzigt, a popular centrist politician in the Netherlands, is already the biggest in the country, according to the latest…
Macron’s self-appointed successor says Le Pen win ‘likely’ in 2027
French interior minister Gérald Darmanin said recently that national-populist Marine Le Pen is likely to win the 2027 French presidential election.
Zelenskyy lobbies EC President von der Leyen to lift grain embargo
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy has thanked European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen for her efforts aimed at ending the grain embargo in five…
Row over deepfake of Polish PM in opposition-party broadcast
Poland’s main opposition party, the PO led by Donald Tusk, has published an election broadcast that contains a deepfake of the voice of Polish Prime Minister Mateusz…
In Depth: The Polish election is a Kaczyński v. Tusk ‘Punch and Judy show’ with Confederation the new kid on the block
The Polish parliamentary election, which will determine whether the ruling conservative PiS gets an unprecedented third parliamentary majority to extend its eight-year…
Pro-Russia Moldovan region in break-away threat
A pro-Russian region of Moldova is threatening to break away from the country in a move that could spell further destabilisation for the small Eastern European nation,…
Timmermans lays out his vision for Netherlands
In his first speech spearheading the Netherlands' combined list of Socialists (PvdA) and Greens (GroenLinks) parties for the November general elections, former European…
Feijóo: Spanish King’s pick for premiership
Spain’s King Felipe VI selected Alberto Nuñez Feijóo from the Partido Popular (PP) as his candidate for the Spanish premiership.
Poland says EU pandemic funds ‘will be unblocked after general election’
The Polish Government’s spokesman has suggested that Poland will be able to access billions of euros in European Union post-COVID pandemic recovery funds after…
French far-left prepares for battle to replace Mélenchon
Internal struggles and power-plays are in store for the French hard-left as they look to the 2027 general elections.
Anti-Quran protests spread to the Netherlands
The leader of the Pegida-movement in the Netherlands has publicly ripped to shreds a copy of the Quran as a form of protest in The Hague, angering local Muslims.
Poland’s PiS targets ‘German influence’ but is coy on Russia
Poland’s ruling PiS has forced a resolution through parliament over what is fears would have been foreign interference in the upcoming elections.
Rogue Dutch politician launches own party
Pieter Omtzigt, a popular centrist politician in the Netherlands, has established a new political party and will contest the November general elections in an already…
Spain: King set to nominate a premier this week
Spain’s King Felipe VI is set to nominate a candidate for the Spanish premiership within the next two days.
Dutch liberals open the door for cooperation with Geert Wilders’ PVV
Dilan Yesilgöz, the leader of the centre-Right liberal party (VVD) list in the upcoming Dutch elections, said she would not dismiss the possibility of working with…