Vote counting ongoing in Ireland’s general elections with first 36 Dรกil seats announced
Vote counting ongoing in Ireland’s general elections with first 36 Dรกil seats announced
General elections
Germany’s governing coalition collapses after Scholz fires finance minister
In disagreement with his liberal allies over economic and budgetary policy, the Social Democratic chancellor has decided to call a confidence vote in parliament, which should lead to early general elections in March 2025.
Shock: Gold-standard poll gives Harris slim lead over Trump โย in Iowa
Iowa isn’t considered a battleground, but the state’s famed pollster found Harris inching ahead on the eve of the election.
No broadcast moratorium for Irish general elections
Media regulator Coimisiรบn na Meรกn says it will be replaced with an โadditional care requirementโ.
No broadcast moratorium for Irish general elections
Media regulator Coimisiรบn na Meรกn says it will be replaced with an โadditional care requirementโ.
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.
Meet the gun-toting Brits who will vote for Donald Trump
A British tea room in the swing state of Georgia plays host to some unlikely political views.
Albaniaโs former president arrested on corruption allegations
Relations between the country’s former president and current PM have deteriorated.
Orbรกnโs government denies role in mega bank loan to Spanish far-right party
Spain’s Vox received โฌ9.2 million from a bank linked to the Hungarian prime minister.
The pointless battle for the Tory crown
The ghost of Margaret Thatcher continued to haunt the Conservatives as an irrelevant beauty pageant played out in Birmingham.
Starmerโs first shot at resetting ties with Brussels
UK Prime Minister Keir Starmer is meeting with EU executives in Brussels today for the first time since he won UK general elections last July. He promised to rekindle the relationship with Brussels after Brexit ground it down. However, so far, the prim…
What would having the far right in power mean for Austria and EU migration policies? | Radio Schuman
The anti-immigration far-right party in Austria won the general elections on Sunday, and migration might shape the way the upcoming coalition is formed, according to an expert Radio Schuman spoke to.
โNew eraโ in Austria as far-right Freedom Party (FPร) wins general elections
Austria’s far-right Freedom Party (FPร) secured victory in the general election for the first time in its history with 29% of the vote in Sundayโs elections
Worldโs quandary on climate change: โWho the hell leadsโ if Trump wins?
The potential reelection of the former Republican president is causing anxiety in the global climate community.
Regional elections in Germany: far right in the lead, Olaf Scholz’s coalition even more fragile
The AfD party came out on top in Thuringia, a first for a German far-right party since WWII, and was a close second in Saxony. Chancellor Olaf Scholz’s SPD dropped, while his Green and Liberal Democrat allies collapsed. It is a serious setback for Scho…
Romanian PM rules out coalition with the far right after general elections
Romania’s Social Democrats (PSD) have firmly rejected the possibility of governing alongside the far-right AUR party, Prime Minister and PSD leader Marcel Ciolacu said after Social Democrat MEP Mihai Tudose suggested this could be considered after the …
How Democrats reversed the script on the Republicans
Now itโs Harrisโ party thatโs showing a sense of unity, purpose and relentless focus on winning.
UK far-right riots: everything we know
What has happened, who is behind the violence and how the UK government has responded.
Groundhog vote: After 6 general elections in 3 years, Bulgaria heads to polls for seventh time
The political stalemate is delaying the Balkan country’s entry into the eurozone.
Who are the new faces in the British Labour government?
After a landslide Labour victory in the UK general elections, the new administration will have the first man of colour leading the foreign department and the first woman at the helm of Britainโs finances. Meet Keir Starmer’s new lieutenants.
Britain is suddenly a beacon of stability in Europe โ now itโs France thatโs in turmoil | Timothy Garton Ash
Sundayโs surprising election result prompted an international sigh of relief, but Emmanuel Macronโs gamble has weakened him and EuropeIt was a good week for Europe. It was a bad week for Europe. Good because Britain now has a strong, stable centrist go…
French legislative elections: ‘Palpable sense of relief’ in EU
There is a โpalpable sense of reliefโ in the EU capital Sunday after projections showed that the far right has fallen behind in Franceโs snap general elections, FRANCE 24’s Dave Keating said, reporting from Brussels.
Keir Starmer ruled out rejoining the EU. Now he must think again | William Keegan
Labourโs new prime minister is in a position of strength in relation to Brexit. He must be bold for Britainโs sakeThe first moves of a new prime minister can have lasting consequences. When Clement Attlee went from being wartime deputy prime minister t…
How the Tory election campaign melted down in six disastrous weeks
Rishi Sunak played a bad hand appallingly โ and paid a terrible price.
UK voters head to the polls as Labour tipped for historic win
Polling stations open at 7 a.m. local time on Thursday for UK general elections which could well bring the Labour Party back to power.
Britain will not rejoin EU in my lifetime, says Starmer
Labour leader also says he cannot foresee circumstances where UK would re-enter single market or customs unionUK election live โ latest updatesKeir Starmer has insisted the UK will not rejoin either the EU, the single market or the customs union within…
UK general election: Rishi Sunak gets surprise support from Boris Johnson as vote looms
The ousted scandal-ridden former prime minister made a surprise show of support for the incumbent British leader ahead of general elections on July 4.
Starmer says far-right win in France would not stop Labour trying to forge better EU deal
Labour leader hopes to gain closer economic ties with EU if he becomes PM and says he would work with โwhoeverโUK election live โ latest updatesKeir Starmer has said that a government in France led by Marine Le Penโs National Rally (RN) party would not…
Thousands fear they will lose vote in UK election after postal ballot delays
Voters in the UK and abroad have either not received their ballots or have been left with too little time to return themThousands of people fear they will be unable to vote in the general election with delays, human error and Brexit being blamed for mi…
David Lammy must signal how the UK will reconnect with the world
Reset with Europe is priority for man who is on course to be foreign secretary, amid two wars and crisis in FranceDavid Lammy will be the first Labour foreign secretary succeeding a Conservative government since Robin Cook in 1997, if his party triumph…
French legislative elections: Voter turnout at 59.39% at 5pm
Voter turnout in France’s first round of voting Sunday in the 2024 general elections stood at 59.39 percent by 5pm according to the interior ministry, around 20 points higher compared to the same time in the 2022 elections, FRANCE 24’s Antonia Kerriga…
French legislative elections: Voter turnout at 25.9% at midday
Midday turnout in France’s first round of voting Sunday in the 2024 general elections stood at 25.9 percent, 6 points higher compared to the same time in the 2022 elections, FRANCE 24’s Antonia Kerrigan said, reporting from Paris.
โGood news for all partiesโ: Ireland relishes prospect of Labour victory
Northern Irelandโs politicians and the Irish government hopeful of a post-Brexit reset and an end to Tory turmoilUK election live โ latest updatesThe prospect of a Labour government has united Northern Irelandโs political parties and the Irish governme…
Global wave of elections could hit UK financial system, warns Bank of England
Central bank raises concerns over newly elected governments as more than 80 countries go to polls this yearBusiness live โ latest updatesUncertainty caused by a global wave of elections, starting this weekend in France, risks destabilising the UKโs fin…
Britons think UK is in a bad way, but French more pessimistic, survey shows
Exclusive: Poll finds widespread unhappiness in European countries with way things are going, and lack of optimismBritons are the most likely of seven European nations to say their country is in a sorry state, but the French are the most likely to thin…
โI feel sorry for themโ: how the mood among British voters is seen around Europe
Correspondents covering the UK election find Brexit amnesia bemusing, Nigel Farageโs return surreal and the sense of public disillusionment overwhelmingFor a German audience currently staring with disbelief at an upsurge of far-right populism on its ow…
North Macedonia parliament approves a new nationalist-dominated government
North Macedonia’s lawmakers on Sunday (23 June) approved a new nationalist-dominated government of Prime Minister Hristijan Mickoski, whose party won general elections in May banking on voters’ anger at the slow pace of European Union integration.
Senior Tories line up to denounce Nigel Farageโs defence of Putinโs war
Conservatives are desperate to halt the rise of Reform UK, which is splitting their party in twoRishi Sunak and a string of senior Conservatives have condemned Nigel Farage for claiming the west provoked the Russian invasion of Ukraine, amid a growing …
In Great Britain, the subjects of a disenchanted kingdom through the lens of Eddie Wrey
British photographer Eddie Wrey accompanied journalist Eric Albert on his farewell trip to the United Kingdom, as the country prepares to vote, like France, in general elections. From the working-class districts of Hartlepool to the prestigious Eton Co…
Reopening Brexit debate would bring โturmoilโ, says Keir Starmer
Labour leader rules out rejoining EU, single market or customs unionUK election live โ latest updatesKeir Starmer has ruled out rejoining the EU, single market or customs union and said reopening the Brexit debate would bring โturmoilโ.โWeโre not rejoi…
Sunak, Starmer slam Farage claim that EU, NATO โprovokedโ invasion of Ukraine
โWe have provoked this war,โ the Reform UK leader said Friday evening.
โPeople need a bit of hopeโ: cost of living crisis challenges unionism as key election issue in Belfast East
In Northern Irelandโs capital, the election is being fought between unionists and โneithersโ โ with poverty, crumbling public services and crime at the forefrontUK election live โ latest updatesEast Belfastโs streetscape resembles a historical tapestry…
Farage โplaying into Putinโs handsโ with Ukraine claims, says Sunak
Reform leaderโs โappeasementโ of Russian president is danger to security of Britain and allies, PM saysUK election live โ latest updatesNigel Farageโs claim that the west provoked Russiaโs invasion of Ukraine was โcompletely wrong and only plays into P…
UK election: On the road in a broken nation
Like France, the UK is about to vote in early general elections. Before leaving England, where he has lived for two decades, Le Monde journalist Eric Albert took one last trip across the country. From Hartlepool, where life expectancy is falling, to Ha…
Rishi Sunak says he is โincredibly angryโ about betting allegations in BBC Question Time election special โ as it happened
Prime minister says suspects must face โfull force of lawโ if found guilty; Labour, SNP and Lib Dem leaders speak during programmeThe next question comes from Linda, who says Daveyโs antics during the election campaigns (fun photo opportunities, often …
Tory candidate facing probe over election date betting allegations threatens to sue BBC โ live
Laura Saunders issues statement saying she may sue BBC over โinfringement of privacy rightsโ and says she is cooperating with Gambling CommissionSign up to our Election Edition daily newsletterIn case you missed this late yesterday: Conservatives are p…
Tory government โworst in postwar eraโ, claims expert study โ live
Sir Anthony Seldon leads analysis that concludes that equality, growth and the UKโs standing in the world have all declined since 2010โข Sign up to our Election Edition daily newsletterAnd here are some of the best pictures from yesterdayโs campaigning….
Good riddance is Europeโs message to the Tories โ but Labour shouldnโt expect any favours | Paul Taylor
The Conservativesโ arrogance and incompetence wonโt be missed, and the next UK government will have to rebuild trustPaul Taylor is a senior visiting fellow at the European Policy CentreAfter a disastrous decade in which they blew up Britainโs relations…
Labourโs EU policy will do little to address economic impact of Brexit, says thinktank
UK in a Changing Europe concludes Labour has ruled out changes that would have made biggest boost to growthLabourโs EU policy amounts to โtinkering around the edges of the current relationshipโ and will do little to โaddress the continuing economic imp…
Labour would try to improve UKโs post-Brexit trade deal with EU, says Reeves
Shadow chancellorโs remarks mark shift in tone for party, which has preferred to not talk about Brexit so farLabour would try to improve elements of the UKโs trade deal with the EU, Rachel Reeves has indicated, saying also that most financial services …
Fewer than 200,000 Britons living abroad apply to vote in UK election
Lack of awareness and obstacles such as last-known UK address requests cited as reasons for low participationUK election live โ latest updatesFewer than 200,000 of the estimated 3.5 million British people living abroad for more than 15 years have appli…
General election live: Sunak refuses to say if aide who bet on election date knew about timing
PM says it โwould not be appropriateโ to say whether Craig Williams knew that he was going to call a July electionTeachers and health workers: what do you think of the manifestos?Sign up for Election Edition, our UK election newsletterFollow tonightโs …
French left expected to soon announce ‘Popular Front’ alliance
Major left-wing parties in France are expected to announce a deal Thursday evening after holding multiple talks to agree on a joint platform for the upcoming general elections, FRANCE 24โs Clovis Casali said. The negotiations on a plan to share consti…
French political turmoil highlights โnormalisation of far-right politicsโ, expert says
The recent political turmoil in France following President Macron’s surprise announcement of early general elections is highlighting the โnormalisation of far-right politicsโ, said Katy Brown, Postdoctoral Fellow at Maynooth University. As French medi…
Why is nobody talking about Brexit in the UK election?
The once defining issue in British politics has barely featured in this summerโs campaignโGet Brexit doneโ was the promise, repeated to the point of tedium, that took Boris Johnsonโs Conservatives to a landslide victory in Britainโs 2019 election. But …
Harder to own your first home under the Tories, Rishi Sunak admits โ UK politics as it happened
PM acknowledges in BBC Panorama interview to air tonight that it is a challenge for people to buy their first homeSign up for Election Edition, our UK general election newsletterDavey sums up the Lib Demsโ plans on health and social careAnd he says he …
Labour might be a racing certainty, but it faces some big hurdles in government
With Brexit fast becoming a tragedy, Keir Starmer needs to forge a closer relationship with EuropeOn the day before the 1992 general election, the bookmakers at Ascot were offering odds of 6-1 against John Majorโs Conservatives winning. I was with the …
The death of the UK Conservative Party
Britain’s โnatural party of governmentโ is facing a defeat so dramatic it may not survive.
How to watch the EU election like a Pro
4 days, 27 votes โ itโs a European election bonanza!
โArbitraryโ election pledges to cut UK migration will worsen worker shortages
Firms that employ millions in manufacturing, hospitality and construction already struggling to plugs gaps after BrexitUK general election live โ latest updatesThe battle between the Conservatives and Labour to show they are tough on migration risks da…
All politics is local: What the EU election is actually about in each country
When EU voters head to the polls later this week, one thing is certain: Almost none of them will be thinking of Europe when they cast their ballot.ย A plethora of studies โ and sky-high abstention rates โ show that most of the blocโs citizens neither understand nor care about the European Parliament vote. Because [โฆ]
EU keen to deepen ties with a Labour PM but will not offer radical concessions
UK relationship โisnโt taking up as much of our mental space as it was a few years agoโ, says EU diplomatSince 2016, Britainโs Conservatives have compared the European Union to Nazi Germany, the Soviet Union, described a senior EU officialโs remarks as…
Ignoring Brexit will make election campaign most dishonest in modern times, says Heseltine
Former Tory deputy prime minister says discussion of Europe โno-go areaโ for Labour and ConservativesUK politics live โ latest updatesThe election campaign will be the โmost dishonest in modern timesโ because both parties refuse to debate the consequen…
Once Britain is back in the EU, things can only get better | William Keegan
Both major parties will try to conduct their campaigns without mentioning Brexit. But we cannot afford not to discuss itโThings can only get betterโ was a Labour party slogan before the 1997 general election. The reason why Rishi Sunak has surprised th…
Why Nigel Farage bottled it โ again
Britain’s leading Brexiteer has boosted the Tories by ducking out of the general election.
South Africa begins overseas voting for general elections end of May
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Labour gains in leave areas may cut swing needed for overall majority
Analysis reveals voters switching from the Tories in pro-Brexit seats could make a Starmer election victory easier to achieveVoters are switching from the Tories to Labour in the most pro-leave parts of the country in such numbers that Keir Starmer may…
Sรกnchezโs resignation scare pays off: PSOE poised to win in latest election poll
Theย Socialist Party of Spanish Prime Minister Pedro Sรกnchez would win the general elections if they were held today, according to a fresh poll published on Monday, meaning that Sรกnchezโs โletter to the citizensโ in which he left open the possibility o…
Deepfakes, distrust and disinformation: Welcome to the AI election
From phony robocalls to lifelike forged photos, the trendy tech is evolving at breakneck pace โ as billions head to the polls.
Rishi Sunak squirms over UK election date in local radio grilling
The prime minister seemed unhappy being asked the question on everyone’s lips.
As Leo Varadkar departs, who in the Irish government will hold off Sinn Fรฉin?
Mainstream parties Fine Gael and Fianna Fรกil are seeking to stabilize their first-time partnership and strand Sinn Fรฉin in opposition.
UK politics: Jeremy Hunt hints at October election โ as it happened
Chancellor says date would allow a spending review to be carried out in time for next AprilSir Jacob Rees-Mogg, the Tory MP and former business secretary, has described as โbarmyโ a ruling from Ofcom saying that GB News broke impartiality rules because…
Portugalโs right-wing likely to win elections but โsurprisesโ possible
A victory for the right-wing bloc in Sundayโs general elections in Portugal is the most likely scenario, but there is uncertainty whether there will be a need for an agreement with the far-right Chega party, according to two political analysts who spok…
Croatian parliament to be dissolved by 22 March
The Croatian Parliament will be dissolved by 22 March at the latest and general elections will be held before the European Parliament elections scheduled for 9 June in Croatia, Prime Minister Andrej Plenkoviฤ announced on Monday afternoon.
Reform UK to announce new policies and candidates at Doncaster rally
Far-right party trying to capitalise on third-place byelection finishes and is vetting prospective MPsโ social media outputReform UK will seek to capitalise on its momentum in the polls and third-place finishes in two recent byelections by launching ne…