German small-town CDU members face party expulsion after joining forces with AfD
Members of Germany’s ruling Christian Democratic Union party (CDU) in a small town near Frankfurt have caused a nationwide scandal by joining forces with their…
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Pro-migrant Italian MEP removed as mayor after migration-related conviction
Italian left-wing MEP Mimmo Lucano, widely known as the “pro-migrant mayor” for his refugee reception policies, has been removed from his role as Mayor of Riace.
European Parliament strips four Polish MEPs of immunity
TwoPatryk Jaki and Daniel Obajtek from the opposition Conservatives (PiS), independent right winger Grzegorz Braun, who leads the Polish Crown party, and Tomasz…
Armenia’s elections may pivot it towards the EU amid accusations of illiberal drift
Armenia’s upcoming elections to appoint its next prime minister may have significant implications for the European Union, particularly in the context of its fragile…
Austrian Vice Chancellor slammed for using Nazi slogan in Eurovision speech
Austria’s Vice Chancellor Andreas Babler (Social Democratic Party, SPÖ) is facing outrage and ridicule after he inadvertently used a notorious Nazi slogan in…
Macron’s party leader Attal calls for ‘controlled immigration’ as he eyes presidential run
Gabriel Attal, leader of President Emmanuel Macron’s Renaissance party and a main centrist contender for the 2027 presidential election, has called for France…
German Conservatives team up with hard left to change Saxony-Anhalt constitution ahead of AfD win
The State parliament of Saxony-Anhalt has approved a major reform of the eastern German state’s constitution — supposedly aimed at “strengthening democracy”…
Macron calls on Brussels to extend censorship to lock down 2027
On April 17, the press revealed that the Élysée Palace is pressing the European Commission to revise the guidelines of the Digital Services Act (DSA) in order…
Is populism a distraction from a more important fight?
The sinister news this week that British courts have greenlighted the police’s use of Live Facial Recognition (LFR) technology in public spaces is yet another…
Retailleau creates watchdog for LFI party-led towns
Bruno Retailleau, leader of France’s Les Républicains (LR) and already positioning himself for the 2027 presidential election, has launched what he calls an “LFI…
French conservative media mogul Bolloré builds intellectual arsenal ahead of elections
Vincent Bolloré, the French conservative and Christian media magnate, is once again expanding his influence, this time with the launch of a Christian-inspired think-tank…
Polish opposition split averted as Morawiecki and Kaczyński reach compromise
Appearing at a joint press conference the leader of the main Polish opposition Conservatives (PiS) and the former PiS prime minister Mateusz Morawiecki have announced…
Germany wants reservists up to 70 as troop shortage bites
The Reservist Association of the German Armed Forces has called for the government to raise the age limit for army reservists from 65 to 70 years.
Hungary’s election was clean. The campaign was not
I have just returned from Budapest.
Banks again deny France’s RN funds for presidential campaign
The National Rally (RN) in France is once again facing the same old difficulties in financing its presidential campaign.
Poland’s main opposition party Conservatives PiS in danger of splitting
The former Polish ruling party, currently the country’s largest opposition party, the Conservatives (PiS) is in turmoil following a decision by its former prime…
What the EU elite know as Magyar surrenders to Brussels: Populism is nothing without sovereignty
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Ex-French leader Hollande ‘preparing’ to be Socialist President of France again
Former French president François Hollande has stated that he is preparing for a potential return to the Élysée Palace in the 2027 presidential election.
‘News story’ that sparked mass protests against AfD ahead of German elections ‘completely fabricated’, court rules
A widely shared story by left-wing investigative outlet Correctiv in Germany, which claimed that at a “secretive” gathering ahead of the 2024 elections in Germany,…
Sounds like revenge: Hungary PM-elect Magyar suspends public TV news and denigrates President
The new Prime Minister-elect of Hungary, Péter Magyar, plans to shut down the news service of state-funded media, labelling them liars and propagandists, and has…
‘Dangerous times’, but Western nationalism is not dead yet
When a party loses an election, they usually seek to determine what went wrong, almost inevitably coming up with two solutions for the next one: Back off or double…
French former senior intelligence official accuses Brussels of influencing elections in EU member states
Alain Juillet, a veteran French intelligence figure who served as director of intelligence at France’s external intelligence service (DGSE) , has publicly stated…
Orbán goes: How voter fatigue drives leaders from office, no matter how good they are
A lot will be written about the end of the era of Orbán in Hungary, so allow me to add a bit of a meta perspective.
Brussels set a new standard of brutality in Hungarian campaign
The hotel where I’m staying in Budapest is dominated by journalists and election observers.
SPECIAL What actually happened in the election: Our poll expert takes apart Orbán’s defeat
The magnitude of Prime Minister Viktor Orbán’s defeat is surprising, perhaps even shocking.
Our US poll expert at the heart of the Hungarian election: “Change or stability?”
BALATONFURED – This prosperous town takes its name from the idyllic Lake Balaton. After Sunday’s vote, it may metaphorically have a new nickname: Tiszatown.
Hungary: Is it still possible to have a free and fair election in the EU?
The historic visit of JD Vance to Hungary (including to the Mathias Corvinus Collegium!) confirmed that hypocrisy is the native language of progressive elites.
Orban accuses Hungary opposition of ‘organised’ attempt to disrupt vote
Prime Minister Viktor Orban slammed Hungary's opposition on today, accusing it of trying to disrupt a weekend election in which the nationalist is facing an unprecedented…
Romania’s largest independent news outlet sees page scrapped by Meta
Gândul, one of Romania’s most-read independent online newspapers, has had its page on Facebook closed by Meta, without receiving an explanation.
Our US poll expert in the heart of the campaign: ‘Hungarian election remains a tight battle’
CEGLED – The small, regional town’s Louis Kossuth Square was an ideal place to hear Tisza leader Péter Magyar for the first time.