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Canadian Liberals face 'Fortress Toronto' challenges

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CANADA

Last month’s unexpected by-election defeat in a historically strong Liberal constituency in the Toronto area indicates that few Liberal seats are now safe from a Conservative…

Immigration will make Irish election a tight race

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IRELAND

Polls have narrowed considerably in the last six months, with the opposition Sinn Fein (SF) losing support due to its ambiguous position on immigration. SF, Fine Gael (FG) and…

Greek ruling party could suffer losses in EU elections

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GREECE

The vote comes a year after the centre-right New Democracy (ND) party of Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis was comfortably re-elected in the country’s parliamentary polls…

Hungarian opposition will make gains in EU elections

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HUNGARY

A scandal engulfing the ruling right-wing Fidesz party and the subsequent meteoric rise of Peter Magyar as a key opposition player have marked the run-up to the polls, which until…

State votes could alter direction of German politics

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GERMANY

Opinion polls suggest that the far-right Alternative for Germany (AfD) could win its first state election, with the party leading in the polls in Thuringia and Brandenburg. The…

Jakarta will be key focus in upcoming Indonesian polls

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INDONESIA

The poll will take place simultaneously with numerous other local elections. Anies served as Jakarta governor between 2017 and 2022. Jakarta is set to be replaced as Indonesia’s…

Redistricting rows draw in US state Supreme Courts

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UNITED STATES

The Republican majority in the House will fall to just one next week when another resignation takes effect. Both parties have been using state legislatures to redraw constituency…

Catalan election could test Spanish stability

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SPAIN

The Socialists’ Party of Catalonia (PSC) -- which is affiliated with Spain’s ruling Socialist Party -- holds a strong lead in the polls over the other parties. The outcome could…

State results signal trouble for Germany’s centrists

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GERMANY

The party also performed strongly in the election held in Saxony on the same day, finishing a close second. The federal government parties -- the Social Democrats (SPD), Free…

French instability may benefit far left and far right

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FRANCE

President Emmanuel Macron’s Ensemble finished second, ahead of the far-right National Rally (RN), which was prevented from finishing first by second-round cooperation between the…