Romania’s new major player AUR sets out stall for next government
Romania's political landscape has been undergoing a seismic shift as the right-wing Alliance for the Union of Romanians (AUR) party solidifies its position as a…
Elections
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The Greens are fading now, but I was in Germany with them at the start
The Greens are failing in elections all over Europe. They were wiped out in Iceland’s elections and have only just avoided the same fate in Ireland.
Irish MEP berates Musk after party’s election win
Irish MEP Billy Kelleher, a member of the Fianna Fáil party, has taken to X to berate US tech billionaire Elon Musk after his party's win in the country's general…
Wilted Greens lose 12 of 13 seats in Irish election
Ireland's Green Party has suffered a crushing defeat in the country's general election, with the government coalition partner losing 12 of its 13 seats.
Social Democrats win Iceland elections, Greens lose all seats
The Social Democrats have won Iceland's parliamentary election with all the previous government parties taking hits.
Georgian PM aborts EU accession as relationships sour
Georgian Prime Minister Irakli Kobakhidze has announced that his ruling party would abort his country's attempt to join the European Union until 2028 and said his…
Musk urges Irish to ‘vote for freedom’ as general election starts
Elon Musk has urged the Irish to "vote for freedom" as ballot boxes open for the country's general election.
European establishment won’t listen to voters, so national populists will keep winning
Last Sunday’s Romanian elections, in which a populist-right candidate, Călin Georgescu, defied the opinion polls and jumped into top place in the first round…
Brussels municipality election to be rerun after ‘suspicious’ first result
Emir Kir, outgoing mayor of Brussels municipality Saint-Josse-ten-Noode, has announced he would not appeal the decision to invalidate the municipal election, so…
Harris polling collapses as public gaffs plague Irish election campaign
The election campaign for Simon Harris, Ireland's current Taoiseach (Prime Minister), has seen polling for his Fine Gael party collapse after a series of public…
A maybe-president, Ireland’s everyman champ is named as a rapist
By this time, you must know who Conor McGregor is, and if you don’t then here he is: McGregor is a 36-year-old Irishman, a world champion mixed martial arts fighter…
Scholz in danger as Christian Democrats, AfD extend lead in German polls
German Chancellor Olaf Scholz appears to be in danger as both the centre-right Christian Democrats (CDU) and hard-right Alternative for Germany (AfD) have extended…
UK petition rapidly gains traction as two million demand new elections
A recently launched petition demanding a new general election in the UK has gained traction after being retweeted by US tech mogul Elon Musk.
New leader for Greek wounded and weak hard-left Syriza Party
After a long period of infighting, the Syriza party in Greece has elected a new leader. Sokratis Famellos won 49.
Austria’s right-wing FPÖ scores landslide win as dismay over planned hard-left coalition grows
Austria’s right-wing Freedom Party (FPÖ) has scored a victory in the regional elections in Styria, one of the country's biggest federal states.
EU-sceptic, hard-right populist wins first round in Romanian presidential elections
In Romania's first round of presidential elections, hard-right populist Călin Georgescu, previously a little-known candidate, has surprised observers by taking…
Polish PM Tusk’s Liberals choose Warsaw mayor for presidential candidate, PiS opts for ‘independent’
Poland’s ruling Civic Coalition (KO) has chosen the mayor of Warsaw Rafał Trzaskowski in a primary election to represent the party in next year’s presidential…
Romanian nationalist AUR party in second place as elections loom, polls say
According to the latest polls, George Simion's right-wing nationalist Alliance for the Union of Romanians (AUR) party has evolved from a fringe movement during the…
Polish Government defies European Commission over social insurance changes
The Polish Government has decided to avoid introducing social insurance contributions on non-tenured civil law labour contracts, sometimes referred to as “junk…
German Chancellor Scholz’s leadership of Socialists in peril
The growing unpopularity of Germany's Social Democrats (SPD), trailing the opposition Christian Democrats (CDU) and Alternative for Germany (AfD) in the polls, has…
Banks take fright as Marxists take power in Belgium
Banks are refusing to finance cash-strapped towns in Belgium's French-speaking south as avowed Marxists take power in local government.
Polish Government freezes energy prices in run-up to presidential elections
The Polish Government has announced a freeze on energy prices for households at just over €100 per megawatt-hour (MWh) for the first three quarters of 2025, the…
Election of Brussels mayor who tried to shut down conservative event declared invalid
A Brussels court has declared the local election in the Brussels municipality of Saint-Josse-ten-Noode invalid on suspicions of fraud.
CDU agrees coalition with offshoot of former East German Communist party
Almost three months after elections in the State of Thuringia, eastern Germany, a three-party coalition has been agreed between the Christian Democratic Union (CDU),…
Polish presidential candidate pledges ‘strategic bitcoin reserve’ if elected
Sławomir Mentzen, presidential candidate for Poland’s radical-right Confederation party, has pledged that if elected he would turn the country into a “cryptocurrency…
Bardella rules RN French election candidates must have ‘no criminal convictions’
Jordan Bardella, president of the French hard-right party National Rally (RN) has stated that any RN candidate for the next national election must have a clean criminal…
Three-party ‘losers coalition’ takes shape in Austria
Three Austrian political parties may soon form a ruling coalition aimed at keeping the election's winner, the Freedom Party of Austria (FPÖ), out of power.
For a great win Merz must not tilt to the centre, he must understand AfD concerns
The leader of Germany’s Christian Democrats, Friedrich Merz, looks likely to achieve his longstanding dream and become the nation’s next chancellor.
Von der Leyen coalition parties to dominate Irish general election, poll finds
Political parties which are members of the European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen's so-called Grand Coalition look set to dominate the upcoming Irish…
The future of freedom, prosperity, sovereignty, and security in the Western hemisphere
Trump’s victory should especially be a wakeup call to those forces in the European and Ibero-American centre-right.