Meanwhile in the UK, which is of course still in the continent of Europe despite being outside of the EU, Prime-Minister Rishi Sunak is facing internal Conservative Party struggles as his formery deputy party chairman Lee Anderson dramatically defected to Reform UK, as the incumbent PM continues to struggle in the polls.
North of the border in Scotland the SNP – led by Humza Yousaf – is also expected to lose a number of seats to Sir Keir Starmer’s Labour Party in the next general election.
With all that in mind, who do you think is the greatest current political leader in Europe? Have your say below in our exclusive Express.co.uk poll, with a choice of 15 options ranging from EU chief Ursula von der Leyen to our very own PM Rishi Sunak, as well as scandal-hit Emmanuel Macron, and the struggling SNP leader Humza Yousaf.
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Elsewhere in Europe, tensions between major superpowers France and Germany have escalated after Emmanuel Macron appeared to insinuate that German Chancellor Olaf Scholz was at risk of being a “coward” when it comes to the Ukraine war, with an expert going evern further – claiming that he has a “deep seated fear” of Vladimir Putin.
Meanwhile Viktor Orban, the Hungarian PM, recently travelled to the US to meet assumed Presidential nominee Donald Trump, and on his return he revealed the former US President’s plan to bring the Russia-Ukraine war to an end.
While closer to home, Ireland Taoiseach Leo Varadkar suffered a humilating defeat in Saturday’s double referendum, with experts predicting that his political career may not recover after two-thirds of voters opted not to change the country’s constitution.
Also included as options in the above poll are Italian PM Giorgia Meloni, Welsh First Minister Mark Drakeford, Spain’s Pedro Sanchez, Poland’s Donald Tusk, Geert Wilders of the Netherlands’s Party for Freedom, and Greek PM Kyriakos Mitsoakis
Emily Foster is a globe-trotting journalist based in the UK. Her articles offer readers a global perspective on international events, exploring complex geopolitical issues and providing a nuanced view of the world’s most pressing challenges.
