Norway votes in tight election where war and tariffs loom large
Norwegians began voting on September 8 in an election where US President Donald Trump's tariffs and the war in Ukraine could give a boost to the government led by…
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‘End cordon sanitaire around AfD,’ says German Liberal MP
A Liberal German politician from eastern Germany has caused an uproar in the country’s political establishment with a call to end the political ostracism of the…
Germany’s AfD soars in regional poll
In a survey one year ahead of the State legislature elections in Saxony-Anhalt, the right-wing Alternative for Germany (AfD party has soared to 39 per cent of the…
Wilders tops Dutch polls for October elections, as Liberals slide
Two months ahead of Dutch elections, Geert Wilders' party continues to solidly lead the pack.
Austrian party chief Kickl scores Supreme Court win over comparisons to Hitler
Herbert Kickl, leader of the right-wing Austrian Freedom Party (FPÖ), has scored a final win in a year-long legal dispute against a political opponent who indirectly…
Survey shows 75% of Germans dissatisfied with Chancellor Merz’s government
The number of Germans unhappy with the job their government is doing has reached a new high.
France’s Keir Starmer? French Socialist Faure eyes PM job
French Socialist leader Olivier Faure has declared himself “at the disposal” of President Emmanuel Macron, indicating his readiness to become the fifth prime…
Marine Le Pen calls for new elections as her party eyes absolute majority
French right-wing National Rally (RN) de facto leader Marine Le Pen has called for new elections in France following her meeting with Prime Minister François Bayrou.
Czech ex-prime minister Babiš attacked during campaign rally
Former Czech prime minister Andrej Babiš has been attacked during an election rally.
Au revoir, Bayrou? What a Le Pen-Bardella tandem could mean for France
France is exhausted.
French unions call national strike as ‘horror show’ budget crisis worsens
French trade unions have called for a nationwide strike on September 18, as a political crisis deepens ahead of a confidence vote that could topple the Prime Minister…
Suppressing free speech and free votes: EU intent on crippling democratic resilience
The EU is justly proud of the liberal democracies it nurtured as it expanded beyond its original founding members.
EC chief von der Leyen put forward as next German President
The current President of the European Commission, Ursula von der Leyen, is rumoured to be in line to become the next President of Germany.
Greece: Ruling New Democracy Party haemorrhaging votes
A new poll in Greece shows the corruption-plagued Christian Democrat New Democracy (ND) party would gather only 25.
France to sue Kick platform for ‘negligence’ after livestream death
France will sue the Australian streaming platform Kick for "negligence" after a user died during a livestream, a government minister said on Tuesday.
French PM Bayrou calls for confidence vote in ‘calculated risk’
France's embattled Prime Minister François Bayrou said his government would request a vote of confidence, seeking parliamentary backing for his battle against soaring…
Zelensky: Not much of a democrat, is he? Denies Ukraine vote, West does not care
Volodymyr Zelensky, Ukraine’s wartime president, claims to embody democracy, but governs as a solo act.
German court allows opponents’ ban of AfD mayoral candidate
A German court has dismissed a complaint by a right-wing candidate for mayor of a German town who had been banned from running by a panel made up of his party’s…
Former Polish president Duda wants PiS leader Kaczyński to make way for younger leadership
Andrzej Duda, who this month left office after 10 years as Polish president, has thrown down the gauntlet to Jarosław Kaczyński, the 76-year-old founder and leader…
Germany’s The Greens forced to downsize after electoral defeat
Numerous fixed-term employees have been laid off from Germany's The Greens party after poor election results and continually falling short in polls.
Controller at Paris airport suspended for saying ‘Free Palestine’ to Israeli air crew
An airport controller at Paris Roissy-Charles de Gaulle airport has been suspended for saying "Free Palestine" to the crew of the Israeli airline El Al, the French…
German Government parties hit new low in voter survey as AfD tops polls
Germany’s new government has rapidly fallen from grace with the voters.
German Chancellor Merz less popular than predecessor Scholz
Friedrich Merz’s first 100 days as Germany’s Chancellor were poorly received by voters, who rate him lower than his predecessor, Olaf Scholz.
Pro-parenting video by UK Conservative MP blocked under Online Safety Act
A British Conservative Party MP’s pro-parenting campaign video has been blocked on X because it features a baby.
AfD candidate excluded from German mayoral race over alleged ‘lack of constitutional loyalty’
The main German opposition party's candidate has been excluded from running for mayor in Ludwigshafen, an industrial city of 170,000 people in the State of Rhineland-Palatinate.
Polish presidential inauguration puts new Conservative head of state against PM Tusk
Poland’s opposition Conservatives (PiS)-aligned new President Karol Nawrocki has, on his inauguration, thrown down the gauntlet to the centre-left coalition government…
Irish news gadfly Gript to sue Press Council over allegedly ‘flawed ruling’
Irish Conservative news site and government gadfly Gript has announced it will take the Irish Press Council to court.
Ukraine arrests six officials for alleged drone procurement corruption
Ukraine's anti-corruption authorities arrested several officials, including an MP with President Volodymyr Zelensky's Servant of the People party.
Asylum claims to Germany fall by more than half
Germany has seen a sharp decline in new asylum requests after Berlin introduced tougher policies on mass migration.
Polish PM Tusk’s new justice minister dismisses swathe of election commissioners
Waldemar Żurek, the newly appointed justice minister in Polish Prime Minister Donald Tusk’s centre-left government, has announced the sacking of 46 heads and…