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Future integrity of the United Kingdom is at risk

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UNITED KINGDOM

The Brexit process also has coincided with the rise of national over British identities in Scotland and Wales, as well as an increase in younger generations supporting…

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 faces important election test

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FRANCE

Given the proximity to next year’s presidential election, President Emmanuel Macron and his main rival, National Rally (RN) leader Marine Le Pen, view the regional elections as an…

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…

Ukraine war further boosts Macron’s re-election bid

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FRANCE

In an online letter, Macron pledged to lead “a unique French and European response” to the “challenges of the century.” The crisis over Ukraine has recast the presidential race…

Germany’s coalition will be bound together by weakness

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GERMANY

This comes only days after the government resolved a dispute around the former head of the domestic intelligence agency, Hans-Georg Maassen. This conflict was the second in just…

Next UK Labour leader will struggle to restore unity

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UNITED KINGDOM

Labour leadership race.

EU asylum reforms leave key tensions unresolved

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EU

The main focus is on substantially reducing the number of illegal immigrants in Europe through more effective cooperation with partner countries, faster assessment procedures and…