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Stability of Sweden’s new government is fragile

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SWEDEN

Kristersson’s government will be a minority one involving his Moderates, the centre-right Christian Democrats and the centrist Liberal Party. The government will rely on the…

Swedish policies will be influenced by far-right party

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SWEDEN

SD, previously a pariah, increased its vote share to 20.5%, from 17.5% in 2018. It is the largest rightist party in a bloc that has a three-seat majority. The centre-right parties…

FDP setbacks increase risk of instability in Germany

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GERMANY

Voters appear to be punishing the party because it has not differentiated itself enough from its centre-left coalition partners. Following its recent electoral defeat in Lower…

Popular votes will decide Swiss next steps

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SWITZERLAND

Political situation in Switzerland.

Germany’s CDU will shift further to the right

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GERMANY

After months of internal division, the CDU’s senior figures united behind leader Friedrich Merz, elected a new executive and adopted a new programme that marks a reversion to…

Rival blocs are neck-and-neck ahead of Swedish vote

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SWEDEN

The co-ruling Social Democrats hold a commanding lead in the polls, but the collective support of the centre-left and centre-right blocs, which matters more, is evenly balanced…

France’s Melenchon has a narrow path to second round

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FRANCE

Melenchon is rising in opinion polls and he has moved decisively ahead of the candidate of the main centre-left Socialist Party (PS), while also gaining endorsements from senior…

Talk of nuclear power for Australia is election gambit

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AUSTRALIA

Dutton said in March that if the Liberal/Nationals coalition wins next year’s election, he will promote investment in small modular reactors (SMRs) on the site of existing…

Nuclear energy faces an uncertain future in Belgium

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BELGIUM

The government is committed to closing all nuclear plants by 2025, but is struggling to secure sufficient alternative capacity ahead of a key report due in March. Concerns over…

Ukrainian refugees will stretch eastern EU’s welcome

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EASTERN EU

The war in Ukraine is uniting Central-East European (CEE) populations in support of Ukrainians and against ties with the Putin government. However, it is muddying attitudes to…