Glucksmann, a champion for center-left politics, insisted during the European campaign that his success would mean the end of Mélenchon’s influence over the left. Now, with Glucksmann finishing first among left-wing candidates in the EU election, Socialists have almost leveled the playing field. Of the 546 candidates who will be representing the new alliance, 229 … Read more
First published in The Boston Globe, the U.S., June 12, 2024 | By Christopher Weyant First published on caglecartoons.com, Bulgaria, June 13, 2024 | By Michel Christo Komarnitski First published on caglecartoons.com, The Netherlands, June 11, 2024 | By Joep Bertrams First published on PoliticalCartoons.com, June 10, 2024 | By Peter Kuper First published on … Read more
The Italian government also denied reports that Italy pushed to withdraw language on LGBTQ+ rights from the conclusions of the summit, which was also attended by Pope Francis. The French president caused dismay when he called a snap election in the wake of a stunning defeat in Sunday’s European election. The far-right National Rally finished … Read more
Macron called a legislative election on Sunday night after the National Rally trounced his liberal Renaissance party in the EU election by a margin of 31.4 percent to 14.6 percent. While the French president is gambling he can stem the surge of the nationalist, anti-immigration right in a national election, his rivals are testing the … Read more
Maréchal, a former National Rally parliamentarian and the granddaughter of party founder Jean-Marie Le Pen, had turned her back on her aunt to join the ranks of Reconquest — a party founded by maverick journalist and pundit Éric Zemmour — ahead of the 2022 presidential race. Although her party is far smaller than National Rally … Read more
Europa hat gewählt und unter anderem in Deutschland, Österreich und Frankreich gibt es den befürchteten Rechtsruck. Was das für die europäische Politik und ihre Auswirkungen auf Deutschland bedeutet, aber auch welche Signale die Ergebnisse in Deutschland in die EU senden, analysiert POLITICO-Chefredakteur in Deutschland, Gordon Repinski, an diesem Tag aktuell nach der Wahl. Dazu berichten … Read more
Speaking before the election, Macron warned: “If France tomorrow sends a significant contingent of the far right and other big countries do the same, Europe could find itself at an impasse.” The official winner of the evening looks set to be European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen whose center-right European People’s Party will still … Read more
“To put it bluntly, if it wasn’t for the status of noncitizens, Latvia might have been part of Russia now … if all people living in Latvia in the beginning of the 90s were granted citizenship … I am quite confident that Latvia would have some sort of pro-Russian government now,” he said. According to … Read more
First published in De Volkskrant, the Netherlands, June 7, 2024 | By Schot First published on politicalcartoons.com, June 5, 2024 | By Plop and Kankr First published on politicalcartoons.com, June 5, 2024 | By Peter Kuper First published in CQ Roll Call, June 5, 2024 | By R.J. Matson First published in Le Temps, Geneva, … Read more
A man has assaulted and beaten Danish Prime Minister Mette Frederiksen on a street in Copenhagen, Danish broadcaster TV2 reported. The assailant has been arrested, according to reports, which also said the Social Democrat leader was “shocked” by the incident. It comes two days before Danes head to the polls in the EU election. Violence … Read more
