‘FPÖ is not right-wing extremist like AfD,’ says Austrian Chancellor Stocker
Christian Stocker, Austria’s Conservative Chancellor, has said he did not regard the right-wing Austrian Freedom Party (FPÖ) as “extremist”.
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Germany’s CDU cozies up to left-wing Die Linke after Merz’s chancellorship election misstep
Germany’s Conservative Christian Democratic Union (CDU) party has moved closer to the left-wing Die Linke party.
Polish MEP stripped of EP immunity after rash of offensive actions
The European Parliament has voted to strip right-wing Polish MEP Grzegorz Braun of his EP immunity, clearing the way for the Polish authorities to prosecute him…
Poland’s Right splits over PiS’ election candidate allegations
The truce between Poland’s right-wing Confederation party, its election candidate Sławomir Mentzen and the main opposition and fellow right-wing Conservatives…
UK elections are the last warning for pedlars of political business as usual
It seems now, finally, to be the turn of the United Kingdom to join in the Western World’s move toward the populist Right.
Former leader of Germany’s AfD announces plans to found new party
Frauke Petry, former leader of the right-wing Alternative for Germany (AfD) party, has announced plans to start her own political movement, with the main focus on…
France’s National Rally gets Bardella-boost in polls, outshining Le Pen
New polls in France showed National Rally (RN) President Jordan Bardella gaining traction, outperforming even his political mentor and de facto party leader Marine…
National crisis? Merz struggles to win German chancellorship vote
Friedrich Merz, leader of the German Christian Democratic Union (CDU) party, has failed to garner enough votes in the Bundestag to become chancellor of Germany in…
The Right reminds the Left, be careful what you wish for
When the Romanian establishment blocked presidential candidate Călin Georgescu from running, they seemingly believed that they were doing themselves a favour.
Ciolacu resigns as Romania’s prime minister after first-round election result
Romania’s Marcel Ciolacu has resigned as prime minister following the results of the country's presidential election first round, stating that his coalition was…
Goodbye, now-former German chancellor Scholz!
Olaf Scholz’s tenure as chancellor of Germany has come to a close.
Gimme the money: Post-USAID, political grifters shift their focus to Brussels
(Editor’s note: On April 23, Politico published an article by David Koranyi, a political activist who is a Hungarian-American dual national, claiming that the…
Polish security services accused of leaking ‘dirt’ on opposition PiS candidate
The Polish opposition Conservatives (PiS) have accused the country's security services of leaking information from the files of Karol Nawrocki, the party’s presidential…
Romania: Right-wing candidate Simion wins first round of re-run election
George Simion, leader of Romania’s right-wing nationalist AUR party, has won in the first round of the re-run presidential election, taking 41 per cent of the…
Farage’s Reform UK party wins by-election as tide seems to turn against Labour and Conservatives
The populist right-wing Reform UK party led by Nigel Farage has emerged victorious in a by-election, securing an additional seat in parliament, while also electing…
Prosecutors pursue Polish football fans over banner mocking PM Tusk’s presidential candidate
Poland’s public prosecutors have launched a criminal investigation into banners put up in April by Legia Warsaw football fans during a home game.
‘You will win’, Trump tells Polish PiS election candidate at Oval Office
Karol Nawrocki, the Polish opposition Conservatives (PiS) candidate in the upoming presidential elections, has met US President Donald Trump in the White House,…
Austrian newspaper Der Standard fined over claims of ‘FPÖ politicians singing SS hymn’
Austrian newspaper Der Standard has been ordered to pay €11,750 in damages to Johann Gudenus, a former MP with the Austrian Freedom Party (FPÖ).
ECJ Advocate General opposes Tusk government excluding judges appointed under PiS
The Advocate General of the European Court of Justice (ECJ) has indicated that Polish judges cannot be automatically excluded from adjudicating just because the…
Hungary votes to leave ‘politicised institution’ International Criminal Court
The Hungarian parliament has voted in favour of withdrawing from the International Criminal Court (ICC), finishing a process initiated earlier in April by the government.
Our man in Rome knows the Cardinals, from the eminent to the creeps
There have been many articles about the coming Conclave, and mine has no claim to be more perspicacious than the rest;
France’s RN chief Bardella confirms he will run for presidency if Le Pen unable
French National Rally (RN) President Jordan Bardella has confirmed he would step forward as a presidential candidate if de facto chief Marine Le Pen were unable…
Austria’s Freedom Party triples votes in Vienna election but Socialists will continue to rule
The Vienna city council elections have been won by the ruling Social Democratic Party (SPÖ).
Polish President warns that PM Tusk’s government may annul elections
Polish President Andrzej Duda has surprised many by speaking at the campaign rally for the opposition Conservatives' (PiS) candidate Karol Nawrocki in the city of…
How the Right can win the world: Taking nationalism international
It does not take a political scientist to understand that the Western populist-right has been on a roll lately.
Russia ‘will never rule central and eastern Europe’
Polish foreign minister Radosław Sikorski says NATO could soon outspend Russia by 17-1 on defence if members of the alliance hit the 5 per cent GDP target on…
Persecution, interrogation, arrest: How Tusk runs the Polish presidential election
In May and June 2025, Poland will face a decisive moment in its modern history.
AfD tops German polls as incoming coalition government loses support
The right-wing Alternative for Germany (AfD) party has hit new records in voter surveys.
Reform party shakes Westminster, poll shows Nigel Farage could be PM
In a political landscape increasingly defined by fragmentation and voter discontent, a recent survey by More in Common MRP on April 20 has delivered a jolt to the…
Call for French university chief to go after professor targeted by ‘anti-racist students’
Academics have called for the resignation of the president of France's University of Lyon 2, Isabelle von Bueltzingsloewen, over her treatment of a professor targeted…