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Andalusia will set the stage for Spanish politics

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SPAIN

Depending on the outcome, it could well prompt the national government to call an early general election before May 2019.

Disarray will cloud start of EU-UK Brexit talks

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EU/UK

The process has been plunged into further uncertainty by the outcome of the June 8 UK general election, which has sparked renewed debate about what kind of Brexit the United…

Slovak parties may draw lessons from election upset

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SLOVAKIA

Liberal and centre-right parties supported the civic activist Caputova, who gained 58.4% of the vote. European Commissioner Sefcovic, who had been nominated by Direction-Social…

Bangladesh government will shrug off criticism

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BANGLADESH

Critics say the move weakens the Bangladesh Election Commission (EC). The next general election will likely take place in January. The ruling Awami League (AL) continues to reject…

PiS cannot count on winning Polish elections outright

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POLAND

The October 13 parliamentary election will be one of the most important and consequential since 1989. If PiS wins, it will entrench and continue pushing ahead with its radical…

Right-wing populism will change EU politics

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EUROPE

Right-wing populism.

Next EU parliament will likely be more right-wing

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EU

EU-wide trends are overshadowing national political dynamics. Identity and Democracy (ID) and the European Conservative and Reformist (ECR) groups are benefiting from voter…

France’s Macron shifts focus to elections

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FRANCE

Macron hopes Attal can rescue his centrist alliance from a defeat by Marine Le Pen’s far-right National Rally (RN) in the EU elections in June. In the longer term, he has anointed…

Post-COVID era could be better for European populists

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WESTERN EUROPE

This left little room for politicisation by parties to engage public opinion. However, support for such parties is stable compared to pre-pandemic levels, suggesting they are…

A new Italian centre-right government could be weak

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ITALY

The last month has seen two important developments. First, polls suggest the combined vote for the centre-right is approaching the critical level needed for a majority. Second…