French centre-right firmly shuts door on alliance with nationalist Right ahead of 2027
The President of France’s main centre-right party, Les Républicains (LR), has categorically ruled out any electoral pact with Marine Le Pen’s Rassemblement…
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Five minors tried in Sweden over Iran dissident murder plot
Five teenagers went on trial in Sweden today for the alleged attempted murder of a dissident Iranian researcher.
Orbán is strong internationally, but will that be enough to ensure victory?
It’s funny to read how the European left-wing media twist words.
‘Political revenge’: Romanian broadcaster shut down after challenging election annulment
A Romanian news channel that repeatedly questioned the cancellation of last year’s presidential election has had its broadcasting licence revoked.
JD Vance in Budapest slams EU bureaucrats for ‘disgraceful Hungarian election interference’
US Vice President JD Vance has delivered a strongly worded speech in Europe again, blasting the European Union establishment over its progressive policies and its…
Special investigation: Is anti-Orbán journalism an offshoot of foreign intelligence services?
The release of recordings of conversations between Hungary’s Foreign Minister Péter Szijjártó and his Russian counterpart Sergey Lavrov was intended to be the…
News Special: Are Ukrainian intelligence services involved in Hungarian election?
Spy scandals said to be "on the scale of Watergate" have hit the Hungarian election.
Looking questionably glam, photo dispute triggers expulsion of Dutch councilwoman
A newly elected district councilwoman in Rotterdam has been expelled from her own party just days after her victory because she allegedly rigged her campaign photo…
No facts, no evidence: How EU establishment journalists invent stories on Hungary and Russia
What is unfolding in Western media ahead of Hungary’s parliamentary elections is not an investigation into possible foreign interference.
Poland’s PiS leader Kaczyński talks to Brussels Signal: ‘I wish Viktor Orbán victory’
Just before the Hungarian elections on April 12, the leader of Poland's Law and Justice (PiS) party, Jarosław Kaczyński, gave a joint interview to Brussels Signal…
Bombshell poll sees right-wing AfD in power in German state for first time
A new voter survey for the east German State of Saxony-Anhalt has electrified right-wingers in Germany, as it shows an option for the Alternative for Germany party…
New far-left French mayor wants to disarm the police, causes exodus of officers
In one of the most contentious starts to a municipal mandate in recent French history, the newly elected far-left mayor of Saint-Denis, a migrant-heavy suburb north…
Following local French elections, RN party prepares ‘grassroots offensive’
The National Rally (RN) party, shut out of France's largest metropolitan centres, is turning to a slow, methodical grassroots strategy to build power from the ground…
News special: Is Hungarian opposition already preparing a Plan B in case of defeat?
The scandal this week involving the bugged conversations of the Hungarian foreign minister was intended to deal a fatal blow to the ruling camp in Hungary.
Hungarian elections rocked by accusations of foreign interference on both sides
Hungary has been rocked by allegations of interference by foreign intelligence in the run-up to its parliamentary elections on April 12.
Historic election defeat for Danish Government parties
After Denmark held an election yesterday for its national parliament, two of the country’s current governing parties faced the worst election results in more than…
Meloni’s judicial reform referendum fails, but her government remains stable
Italy’s recent government-backed referendum on judicial reform has failed, marking a setback for Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni.
Who is behind DSA’s hunt for so-called ‘disinformation’ on Hungary?
The European Commission announced on March 18 that it will activate the "rapid response" mechanism under the Digital Services Act (DSA) for the upcoming Hungarian…
The revolution that never comes
Last Sunday was supposed to settle the question of whether Europe's populist right can govern, and instead it sharpened a different one: Whether the establishment…
Hungary’s Orban lashes out at claim FM passes EU data to Russia
Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orban lashed out on Monday at allegations in the Washington Post newspaper that his foreign minister had passed sensitive information…
Municipal elections show France stuck in same old patterns
The second round of France’s municipal elections on March 22 confirmed a familiar pattern: Low turnout, fragmented politics and little real change in major cities.
AfD scores biggest ever win in west German state election
The right-wing Alternative for Germany party (AfD) has achieved its best result ever in a major election in Western Germany.
Did Poland plant a fake story in the Washington Post on Orbán ‘assassination’?
The Washington Post has run a bizarre story about how an unnamed “European intelligence service” had discovered a plan by the Russian secret service to stage…
Meloni referendum: Pull apart the left-wing ties between prosecutors and judges
Italy is heading toward a referendum on justice reform that could reshape the country’s political balance.
EC launches DSA crackdown on ‘disinformation’ ahead of Hungary elections
Ahead of Hungary's upcoming national elections, the European Commission has moved to activate the “rapid response” mechanism under the Digital Services Act.
Sarkozy must serve separate sentence in ‘Bygmalion’ case
Former French president Nicolas Sarkozy will have to serve a six-month prison sentence following a recent court decision.
French municipal elections: No national left-wing alliance but local deals done
In France’s municipal elections, candidates have until tonight to decide whether to merge lists, run independently, or withdraw before the second round on March…
Spy scandal and corruption claims rock Slovenian election campaign
Slovenia is gripped by allegations of foreign election interference and corruption just days before its parliamentary polls on March 22.
French municipal elections see National Rally and LFI surge
The right-wing National Rally (RN) made one of its strongest local breakthroughs in France during the first round of the country’s municipal elections yesterday.
French mayoral candidate suspected of staging anti-Semitic hate crime on himself
The mayor of Nice since 2008 and a prominent figure in the centrist Horizons party, finds himself at the centre of allegations that he orchestrated an anti-Semitic…