Elections in Europe
Battle for Conservative Party’s soul begins after election bloodbath – POLITICO
U.K.
Those now widely expected to put themselves forward include, on the right, former Business Secretary Kemi Badenoch, the early bookies’ favorite, and ...
Le Pen’s far right set for big win in first round of French election – POLITICO
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The French far right is skeptical of France’s role in both NATO and the EU and a victory for the National Rally ...
Forget the far right. It’s the left that may squeeze Macron out of power. – POLITICO
World
Glucksmann, a champion for center-left politics, insisted during the European campaign that his success would mean the end of Mélenchon’s influence over ...
Is Macron’s gamble France’s Brexit moment? – POLITICO
World
In truth, she and her de facto No. 2, Jordan Bardella, surfed to triumph in the European election with, among other things, ...
Sunak aide bet on UK election date days before announcement — report – POLITICO
U.K.
In a statement Wednesday night, Williams said he wanted to be “totally transparent” and acknowledged placing a bet. “I put a flutter ...
MEP Krah accessed ‘sensitive’ documents, EU Parliament trade committee chair says – POLITICO
World
Lange denied that Krah’s office had retrieved documents with the classification level “restricted” via the trade committee. The “limited/sensitive” classification refers to ...
Macron warns Europe ‘can die’ in alarmist speech on protectionism, geopolitical threats – POLITICO
World
“Europe is mortal, it can die. It only depends on our choices,” he said in a highly-anticipated speech that echoed a landmark discourse he ...
How a group of elderly Swiss women could take the UK out of the European Court – POLITICO
World
Net-zero lawsuits The latest Tory fury at the ECHR can be traced back to the government’s decision to roll back some net ...
Finland’s Stubb and Haavisto head for runoff in presidential election – POLITICO
World
Both second-round candidates are familiar figures in Brussels and capitals beyond. Stubb was an MEP before he became foreign minister and then ...
Rutte’s party won’t join Geert Wilders in Dutch coalition, new leader says – POLITICO
World
Press play to listen to this article Voiced by artificial intelligence. Dilan Yeşilgöz, the leader of the biggest center-right party in the ...