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Stand by for the GenAI elections: regulators powerless to stop AI deepfakes
Early signs suggest an unprepared Europe is about to witness a flood of AI-generated, politically-oriented images and video, just as many go to the polls
Church tallies show clear leader in Congo election race
Election observers from Democratic Republic of Congo’s Protestant and Catholic churches said their parallel count based on a sample of votes cast in the country’s…
Spain: Socialists refuse to join new Pamplona Government after helping oust mayor
The Spanish Socialist Party (PSOE) has refused to join the newly installed regional Government in Pamplona, the capital of the Navarre region in the North of the…
Predictions for 2024: The West’s energy crisis may be coming to an end, but Zelensky must look ahead at the coming year with foreboding
As the old saying goes, predictions are always difficult, especially if they concern the future.
Ex-Polish ministers face jail as Tusk’s Government ignores President’s pardon
Two Polish MPs who served as ministers in the previous Conservative PiS government have lost their seats and face jail time after the Speaker of Parliament accepted…
Soccer-UEFA, FIFA breached EU law on Super League, top court rules
UEFA and FIFA contravened EU law by preventing the formation of a Super League, the European Court of Justice said on Thursday, in a landmark ruling that could…
German Industry chief says AfD ‘is harmful to the future of our country’
The president of the Federation of German Industries says AfD is bad for business.
Hundreds of Berlin districts must rerun 2021 national elections, court rules
Germany’s Constitutional Court has ruled 455 districts in Berlin have to hold votes again following chaotic national elections three years ago in the German capital.
Vučić sweeps to victory in controversial Serbian snap elections
Aleksandar Vučić has swept to victory in Serbia's snap elections amid vote-rigging accusations from the opposition.
Basque separatists take Pamplona with help of Socialists
The Spanish Basque separatist party EH Bildu is set to take over the city of Pamplona with the help of the Socialist party in Navarre.
It’s the polls that swung it: EU leaders watered down the Green Deal in fear of Europe’s populist tide
Abraham Lincoln’s saying that you can fool some of the people all of the time, all of the people some of the time, but never all of the people all of the time…
OSCE security platform ‘hardly functioning’ amid Russian vetoes and multiple boycotts
The Organisation for Security and Co-operation in Europe (OSCE) is no longer fit for purpose, some say, amid Russian vetoes and multiple boycotts.
Vučić’s Serbian majority and Belgrade under pressure in snap elections
President Aleksandar Vučić's governing Serbian Progressive Party (SNS) is expected to cling narrowly to power in this weekend's elections.
Berlin lowers local voting age to 16
Berlin's local government has lowered the voting age for its regional elections to 16 years.
The U.S. economy is Biden’s biggest liability — and Trump’s greatest strength
For months, the Biden administration and its allies in the U.S.
Qatargate: European Parliament needs to do more to restore trust, says Ombudsman
European Ombudsman Emily O'Reilly has questioned the willingness of the European Parliament to address ethical weaknesses brought up by the cash-for-influence Qatargate…
Is Donald Tusk really the most influential person of 2023? Why Politico has called it wrong
Listening to and reading the Western media, one can get the impression that a new European legend has been born: Donald Tusk, almost certain to return as Poland's…
AfD in Saxony classified as ‘extremist’
The State Office for the Protection of the Constitution Saxony (SOPCS) has designated the right-wing Alternative für Deutschland (AfD) party an “extremist”…
Blast from the past: Sikorski and other allies return in Tusk’s new Cabinet
Donald Tusk, who is set to officially become Poland’s Prime Minister in a few days, has unveiled the Cabinet that will serve under him.
Azerbaijani President Aliyev announces snap election
Ilham Aliyev, the President of Azerbaijan, has signed a decree implementing a snap presidential election in the nation to be held in February next year.
What is the real Donald Trump doctrine in foreign affairs? At its core is a belief in American exceptionalism – but it is certainly not isolationism
With polls now regularly placing Donald Trump ahead of Joe Biden in next year’s US presidential election, the extraordinary prospect of his return to the Oval…
G7 leaders agree to ban imports of Russian diamonds from January next year
As part of efforts to limit Moscow's income from precious stones and to support Ukraine, the Group of Seven (G7) countries will ban imports of Russian diamonds from…
All buttocks great and small: France’s Greens shake up election campaign with ‘booty therapy’
France’s The Greens party has kicked off its campaign for the European elections next year in an unconventional way – through “booty therapy”.
Poland has remained largely oligarch free. This is the secret of its success
Poland held its parliamentary elections in the middle of October and that poll with its record turnout of 74 per cent proved that reports of the demise of Polish…
Can the Left keep taking the Muslim vote for granted? There are early signs that Keir Starmer’s Labour is losing its grip
What does the Israel-Hamas war mean for the European Left?
France’s left-wing NUPES coalition ‘dead’, leader claims
France’s New Ecological and Social People's Union (NUPES), a left-wing electoral alliance aimed in part at combating the rising far-right, is “dead”, one of…
Dutch elections: Farmer-Citizen Movement urges talks with Wilders
Dutch Farmer-Citizen Movement (BBB) leader Caroline Van der Plas has called on the centre-right Liberals and centrists of Pieter Omtzigt to sit down and talk with…
EU cancels Congo election observation mission
The European Union has cancelled its election observation mission for the Democratic Republic of Congo's December 20 general elections, saying it would not be able…
Law and Justice could easily have secured a third term in Poland. Here is how
There are a few fictional narratives that need untangling to make sense of Poland’s October elections, understand what is happening now, and know what to expect.