Social Democratic Party set to win Romania’s parliamentary election
Social Democratic Party set to win Romania’s parliamentary election
Democratic Party
Exit poll: Romaniaโs Social Democrats lead in parliamentary vote, but hard-right momentum builds
Although the center left came first, the success of three far-right parties could be significant before the Dec. 8 second round of the presidential election.
Romania votes in parliamentary election amid claims of Russian interference
Success in presidential poll of far-right populist Cฤlin Georgescu has triggered nightly protests across countryVoting is under way in parliamentary elections in Romania, with voters still unsure whether the shock result of last weekโs presidential fir…
In Romania, ‘no one knew anything’ about Calin Georgescu, winner of first round of presidential elections
Draganesti, adorned with European flags and a stronghold of the Social Democratic Party, cast 37% of its votes on Sunday for the pro-Russian far-right candidate Calin Georgescu in the first round of the presidential election. On December 8, this outsid…
Sinn Fรฉinโs McDonald tops Dublin vote โ followed by a gangland boss
Irelandโs unfolding election results leave Mary Lou McDonald stuck in opposition โ likely alongside criminal newcomer Gerry “The Monk” Hutch.
Election annulment risks pouring fuel on Romaniaโs political blaze
Many Romanians are suspicious of the country’s traditional old parties and fear they are trying to manipulate a rerun.
Germanyโs liberals descend into crisis as โD-Dayโ paper reveals plot to blow up coalition
The FDP’s general secretary resigned on Friday following revelations that the party planned an “open field battle” against coalition partners.
Defenders of the Romanian nation and all Europeans
A strong European Union is built on protecting each of its membersโ
interests equally. The AUR is ready to collaborate.
SPD lawmakers call for Pistorius as chancellor candidate: Spiegel
SPD members of the Bundestag have joined local and regional politicians in voicing doubts over Scholz’s chances, the German newspaper reported.
The paradox of Italyโs industrial strategy
For all the talk of revitalizing and greening Europe, company owners in Italy are being allowed to relocate their businesses abroad rather than modernize and adjust at home.
Lithuanians protest as party leader accused of antisemitism prepares to join government
The controversial coalition sparks criticism at home and abroad.
Japanโs PM appears to doze off while winning crucial reelection vote
Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba promises to boost defense spending and wages after winning a parliamentary run-off vote to retain power.
Germanyโs snap election to take place on Feb. 23
The new date represents a compromise between center-left Chancellor Olaf Scholz and conservative opposition leader Friedrich Merz.
Germany may hold election sooner than planned, Scholz says
Asked about the prospect of working with U.S. President-elect Donald Trump, the Chancellor said: “We dance with whomever is in the room.”
The Guardian view on Germanyโs collapsed coalition: politics in the shadow of Donald Trump | Editorial
A snap election triggered by Olaf Scholz will be crucial in shaping Europeโs response to last weekโs events in the USSpying a possible silver lining to events in the US, some commentators have speculated that the re-election of Donald Trump may at leas…
โThe Democratic Party needs to be rebuiltโ: Crisis mode sets in as losses pile up
Everyone agrees they lost the working class, but theyโre deeply divided on where to place the blame โ and what to do about it.
5 of POLITICOโs campaign reporters on what actually mattered
So much happened this cycle. At the end of the day, where did it get us?
The stunning geography of Trumpโs victory
Here are the 14 places that explain the president-electโs win.
Fiscal policy was a squabble too far for German coalitionโs odd throuple
At times it felt like the three parties thought they were governing three completely different countriesGermanyโs coalition government, which collapsed in dramatic fashion on Wednesday night after almost three years in power, was always an odd throuple…
Why has Germanyโs government collapsed and what happens next?
Olaf Scholzโs sacking of his finance minister has plunged Europeโs largest economy into considerable uncertaintyGermanyโs three-way coalition, the โtraffic lightโ alliance of centre-left Social Democrats (SPD), Greens and free-market liberal Free Democ…
Germanyโs Merz urges Scholz to drastically move up timeline for snap election
Friedrich Merz, the leader of the center-right Christian Democrats and the probable next chancellor, demands a vote of confidence within days.
Jรถrg Kukies to become German finance minister โ reports
Chancellor Olaf Scholz is now leading a minority government until a confidence motion on January 15, with an election expected by March.
Trump win will force Europe to step up defense efforts, say France and Germany
French Armed Forces Minister Sรฉbastien Lecornu and his German counterpart Boris Pistorius were keen to highlight the Continent’s increased efforts after meeting in Paris.
German government coalition collapses as Scholz sacks Finance Minister Lindner
Christian Lindner’s liberals are making demands for economic reforms that are hard for other coalition members to accept.
Trump won. Now Putin wants results.
The Kremlin is signaling that itโll take more than boisterous promises for Russia and the U.S. to get along.
German governmentโs fate to be decided in shadow of Trump win
Leaders of the three ruling parties are expected to decide on the coalition’s future in a meeting in Berlin late Wednesday.
Black voters could be pivotal in this election โ hereโs what theyโre saying
Democrats are hopeful theyโll come home. Some voters arenโt so sure.
The world waits on America
Tens of millions of voters go to the polls as a vicious campaign between Trump and Harris draws to a close.
The streets of Philadelphia brace for Americaโs most divisive election
Amid the Trump-Harris hostilities lies an oasis of calm โ an authentic Brussels bar selling real Belgian beer.ย
German government faces make-or-break moment in shadow of US election
A Wednesday meeting will decide whether a common plan can be hammered out for the 2025 budget gap and the country’s ailing economy.
Europeโs Trumpian nightmare
The return of the disrupter-in-chief would further destabilize an already weakened continent.
British โmega pollโ leans toward Harris victory
Election pollsters may be โherdingโ and giving the impression Trump is stronger than he really is, Focaldata research suggests.
How to watch the US election like a proย
Here’s what you need to know as Donald Trump and Kamala Harris compete for the presidency.
How to watch the US election like a proย
Here’s what you need to know as Donald Trump and Kamala Harris compete for the presidency.
How to watch the US election like a proย
Here’s what you need to know as Donald Trump and Kamala Harris compete for the presidency.
Trump was nearly assassinated. Now he imagines critic getting shot at.ย
Former U.S. president says “war hawkโ Harris supporter Liz Cheney should see how she feels with guns “trained on her face.โ
Trump is turning Pennsylvania into ground zero for his election conspiracy theories
The former president is laying the groundwork to contest the results if he loses the raceโs biggest battleground.
Badenoch wraps leadership run with plugs for Kamala Harris and Taylor Swift
Contender for head of the U.K. Conservative Party calls for more nuanced approach to relationship with Europe.
โBrutalโ results for VW turn political in Germany
Germany’s top carmaker faces a financial bloodbath โ and that means trouble for the government.
Who won the day? Bad Bunny
Bad Bunny won the day because he elevated the celebrity endorsement in a way that spoke to a specific community at a crucial moment in the race.
Putin ally Gerhard Schrรถder heads for reconciliation with German social democrats
Top SPD figure signals dรฉtente with Russia-friendly former chancellor of Germany.
Trumpโs Puerto Rico fallout is โspreading like wildfireโ in Pennsylvania
Evidence of the backlash was immediate on Monday.
Romaniaโs election extravaganza awakens ghosts of fascist past
A far-right former football hooligan is polling strongly in the presidential race in a mega voting year for Romanians.
Lithuaniaโs top diplomat Landsbergis to step away from politics after election defeat
The FM has vocally supported Ukraine’s resistance against Russian President Vladimir Putin’s full-scale invasion.
Lithuanian election winner promises to bolster defence to counter Russia threat
Social Democrat leader says spending should be no less than partyโs election manifesto pledge of 3.5% of GDPLithuaniaโs opposition Social Democratic party has promised to spend โas much money as is neededโ on security and defence to counter a potential…
Lithuaniaโs Social Democrats win parliamentary election
Opposition victory is unlikely to change the country’s pro-West and anti-Russia direction, however.
Japan faces political instability as ruling coalition loses majority
New PM Shigeru Ishibaโs gamble on a snap election backfires, leaving him facing a fight to retain power.
โExplainer-in-Chiefโ Bill Clinton Makes the Economic Case for Harris
In eastern North Carolina, the former president tells voters why the pandemic caused inflation, not Democrats, and prescription-drug prices are on the ballot.
A Trump win could save Germanyโs ailing coalition
As Scholzโs government faces a series of make-or-break decisions, the U.S. election may determine how much longer Germany’s divided coalition endures.
Size matters: 2024 becomes the genitalia campaign
The former president is delivering a closing argument that expressly embraces locker room talk.
Albaniaโs former president arrested on corruption allegations
Relations between the country’s former president and current PM have deteriorated.
Former envoy says Americans in Canada โcould determineโ next president
The presidential race is so tight that Democrats are going door knocking in Windsor, Ontario, in search of American voters to tip the balance for Kamala Harris.
What if itโs President Harris but a Republican Senate?
A Republican Senate could block Cabinet and Supreme Court picks, as well as legislation.
โNow I like himโ: Some Black voters in Georgia see Trump as a real option
Republicans are working to turn out more new Trump voters.
Harris campaign rolls out new push to shore up Black men
The campaign is responding to troubling signs that Trump is starting to peel off some Black voters.
We watched 20 Trump rallies. His racist, anti-immigrant messaging is getting darker.
A POLITICO analysis of more than 20 of his rallies and campaign events shows Trump has demonized minority groups in all of them.
Why Harris isnโt talking about Bidenโs accomplishments
The Democratic nominee isnโt campaigning much on the Biden administrationโs bigger, slower-moving policies
Barack Obama: Black men have โexcusesโ for not supporting Kamala Harris
The former president has been hitting the campaign trail to energize the Democratic base.
Germanyโs economy goes from bad to worse
Economy Minister Robert Habeck confirms that GDP is set to contract for the second year in a row.
Germanyโs social democrats name new top leader ahead of national election campaign
A new general secretary will be tasked with reviving the popularity of the struggling leftist party.
Albania: protesters calling for resignation of PM clash with police โย video report
Albanian police fired teargas to disperse protesters who hurled petrol bombs at government buildings and smashed city property in Tirana on 7 October. Demonstrators are demanding that the government be replaced by a technocratic caretaker until next ye…
Trump calls US election โmost important day in the history of Israelโ
The former presidentโs remarks came at an event commemorating the one-year anniversary of the Hamas attack on Israel.
Key SPD leader resigns, citing health problems
The resignation of the party’s general secretary is the latest challenge for Germany’s ailing SPD.
Vance did what Trump failed to do in the debate
Vance, unlike Trump, delivered a sharply focused critique of Kamala Harris.
As the far right celebrates election success in Austria, this much is clear. It must be denied power | Farid Hafez
Though the Freedom party has won the biggest share of the vote, other parties can and should form alliances to sideline itFor the last few years the radical right Freedom party of Austria (FPร) has dominated opinion polls, outpacing historically mainst…
Meloniโs street protest crackdown prompts concerns of growing repression in Italy
Beefed-up anti-protest laws take aim at climate activists and allow nonviolent protesters to be jailed.
Austrian parties to begin talks on forming government after far-right win
Exit polls show Freedom partyโs election gains came thanks to strong support among younger votersEurope live โ latest updatesAustriaโs main parties are preparing to begin tense wrangling to form a government amid warnings about the countryโs democracy …
Orbรกn, Le Pen and Wilders are buzzing over Austriaโs far right winning election
Russia-friendly Austrian Freedom Party wins big in national vote triggering delight in conservative circles.
Far-right Freedom party to come first in Austrian election, first results suggest
Party projected to beat centre-right Peopleโs party by three points, surpassing expectationsPreliminary results from Austriaโs general election showed the far-right Freedom party (FPร) winning the most votes for the first time in the postwar period as …
โDoing a Bidenโ is new international shorthand for ousting past-due leaders
Facing looming national elections, Japanโs Fumio Kishida, Canadaโs Justin Trudeau and Germanyโs Olaf Scholz have all faced calls to follow in the U.S. presidentโs footsteps.
Costas Kadis: A bookish technocrat to handle oceans and fisheries
A conservation biologist by training, Kadis has held several ministerial posts over the past 25 years.
Austrian election offers far right a springboard back to power
A win for the Freedom Party Sunday would expand Central Europe’s Putin-friendly bloc.
German Green leaders resign after dismal election results
The party is mired in “the deepest crisis” it has faced in a decade, one of its outgoing leaders said.
Europeโs financial ambitions slam into German opposition
Olaf Scholz’s hostility to UniCredit’s swoop on Commerzbank is a sign that pan-European integration will remain elusive.
Macron and Trudeau: The downfall of a pair of liberal bros
As the French president visits Canada, both he and Trudeau are grappling with declining popularity and the rise of right-wing movements that challenge their political legacies.
Biden on his climate legacy: โWe did itโ
The president celebrated his environmental successes and took aim at former President Donald Trump.
Scholz’s SPD party narrowly survive regional election as coalition partners struggle
After the state election for Brandenburg concluded this weekend, both the Social Democrats and far-right Alternative for Germany emerged as biggest winners. The liberal Free Democratic Party, part of Germany’s ruling coalition, was left fighting for ex…
The Guardian view on Olaf Scholzโs struggling coalition: running out of time | Editorial
A pyrrhic victory for social democrats in the latest state election offers scant consolation. The German far right continues to strengthenThe name of Germanyโs beleaguered chancellor, Olaf Scholz, was not on the ballot on Sunday, as his home state of B…
German coalition teeters in โautumn of decisionsโ
An election win for the chancellor’s Social Democrats is already being overshadowed by coalition infighting โย and questions over how long the government will last.
Franceโs new government meets with focus on the budget and immigration โ as it happened
New PM Michel Barnier says he will not increase the tax burden and says the number of migrants โhas become unbearableโGermanyโs Social Democratic party (SPD) narrowly won yesterdayโs election in Brandenburg โ and the party leadership is now downplaying…
‘It looks like the Social Democratic party has actually won in Brandenburg’
‘It looks like the Social Democratic party has actually won in Brandenburg”, saidย FRANCE 24’s correspondent in Germany, Nick Holdsworth. “Exit polls have come out showing either 32 or 31% for the SPD (that’s the Socialists)ย and either 29% or 30% for …
Germanyโs social democrats prevail in east German stronghold
Chancellor Olaf Scholz’s Social Democratic Party (SPD) narrowly beat the far-right Alternative for Germany (AfD) in the highly contested state elections of Brandenburg on Sunday (22 September), according to the exit polls, drawing in a record voting tu…
Social Democrats fend off AfD in crucial German state election, according to exit polls
Olaf Scholzโs SPD appears to have made late comeback after trailing far-right party throughout Brandenburg campaignEurope live โ latest updatesThe far-right Alternative fรผr Deutschland party appears to have narrowly missed securing victory in an electi…
Germany: exit polls show Olaf Scholzโs party narrowly beating far-right AfD in key state election โ as it happened
AfD calls its performance in Brandenburg โhuge successโ but Social Democratic party projected to take the leadVoting has ended in Brandenburg. Hereโs a first exit poll, from ARD:Social Democratic party (SPD): 31% Continue reading…
Doctors โfight like hellโ against a second Trump term
Some see the politicking as a moral obligation, but others see a threat to the doctor-patient relationship.
Germanyโs Scholz risks Bidenโs fate
If the chancellor’s SPD party loses a crucial regional election to the far right on Sunday, it could lead to his ouster from the top spot.
Italy opens door to chemical castration for rapists and pedophiles
Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni’s right-wing coalition government wants to look tough on law and order.
Germanyโs rude economic awakeningย
After a spate of bad news involving giants like Volkswagen and Intel, the mood in Germany has turned gloomy.
Why is Trump campaigning in blue New York?
The battleground House district heโs visiting holds the answer.
What Europeโs new enlargement czar, Marta Kos, means for Ukraine
The left-leaning Slovene has made conciliatory comments toward Russia after Moscow’s full-scale invasion of Ukraine.
Meet the commissioners: Class of 2024
Everything you need to know about Ursula von der Leyen’s team for her second term.
German conservative leader announces chancellor candidacy
Friedrich Merz, the leader of the Christian Democratic Union, appears likely to become Germany’s next chancellor based on current polling.
Trudeau digs in as his party ponders his ability to win
Whatever the prime minister is selling after almost nine years in power, Canadians are no longer buying.
Where Harris chooses to campaign tells an important story about her strategy
Johnstown, Wilkes-Barre and Pittsburgh: A POLITICO analysis of campaign stops tells a story about how the vice president thinks she can win.
Germanyโs defense minister on Putinโs war threat: Yawn
Berlin hasnโt provided Ukraine with long-range missiles, citing the risk of war, but suggested it would be fine for the U.S. and U.K. to do so.
Germanyโs Scholz gets tough on border in bid to save political future
German Chancellor Olaf Scholz’s move to establish new border controls risks generating an EU rift.
Scandal, party infighting and more: US primary season comes to a dramatic close
New Hampshire, Delaware and Rhode Island are all holding primary contests on Tuesday.
Draghiโs EU vision met with mixed reactions from Italian politicians
Political reactions following the publication of the Draghi report have been mixed in Italy, with Democratic Party MEP Giorgio Gori (S&D) suggesting that these reactions only serve to highlight the real “enemies of Europe”.
โNobody in Politics Is Able to Say Itโ: The Truth About Latino Voters
A top political strategist explains how the Latino vote is shifting.
โItโs disastrousโ: White evangelicals waver after Trumpโs shifts on abortion
Trump canโt win without overwhelming evangelical support. His recent comments on abortion have some of his allies on the religious right worried.