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1 – 10 of 11A combination of factors is driving the rise of the far right: perceptions that authoritarian-inclined elites are competent, the normalisation of authoritarian attitudes among the…
Duda’s image has changed. Whereas only a year ago, the president did not deal with fundamental issues, such as the COVID-19 pandemic, he now appears as a politician of substance…
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DOI: 10.1108/OXAN-DB272298
ISSN: 2633-304X
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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…
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DOI: 10.1108/OXAN-DB246146
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Many women joined protests in November and December against a KT ruling tightening Poland’s already strict abortion laws. Some PiS members want publication postponed in case it…
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DOI: 10.1108/OXAN-DB258904
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A coalition between the Reform and Centre parties, it replaces Centre’s coalition with the populist radical right-wing Estonian Conservative People’s Party (EKRE) and the…
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DOI: 10.1108/OXAN-DB259247
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The Homeland Union-Christian Democrat (TS-LDK)-led government sworn in on December 11 will make no changes to Lithuania’s US- and EU-aligned and anti-Moscow foreign policy. The…
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DOI: 10.1108/OXAN-DB258843
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Spring’s emergence onto the political scene
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DOI: 10.1108/OXAN-DB241839
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Gitanas Nauseda won the second-round presidential election on May 26, 2019, by 67% to Ingrida Simonyte’s 33%. Both ran as independents; the opposition conservative Homeland…
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DOI: 10.1108/OXAN-DB253571
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LITHUANIA: Coalition talks may swing on social policy
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DOI: 10.1108/OXAN-ES257213
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They face an opposition formed of the new radical right and liberal challengers. After decades of largely non-ideological competition focused on corruption and other symbolic…