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Greek vote may give conservatives only small majority

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GREECE

The conservative opposition New Democracy party (ND) leads the incumbent leftist Syriza party by a wide margin of about 7-13 percentage points in public opinion polls. That would…

Romanian party could abandon leader-turned-liability

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ROMANIA

Dragnea’s standing has been badly damaged in the power struggle and his political future depends on the outcome of his trial on corruption charges which is due to be decided on…

EU threatens Slovakia with rule-of-law sanctions

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EASTERN EUROPE

The EU has warned Slovakia that it could face fines or blocked EU funds over concerns that the government’s judicial reforms, particularly those protecting politicians from…

Spain’s Sanchez reboots agenda with cabinet reshuffle

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SPAIN

The reshuffle involves some significant changes, including the promotion of Economy Minister Nadia Calvino as first deputy prime minister. Other notable changes include new…

Political attack on Romania’s rule of law may succeed

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ROMANIA

ROMANIA: Political attack on rule of law may succeed

Romanian leaders will go further against rule of law

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ROMANIA

Iohannis had resisted Justice Minister Toader Tudorel’s request to remove Kovesi, the head of the National Anti-Corruption Directorate (DNA), but was undercut by a Constitutional…

Left-wing conflict boosts the right’s hopes in Spain

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SPAIN

The law, introduced in August, contained loopholes which resulted in sexual offenders getting reduced sentences. The issue constitutes the biggest crisis between the parties thus…

Left alliance should make Spain election closer

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SPAIN

The right-wing opposition People’s Party (PP) is in a strong position to win the election but will need the support of the far-right Vox to govern. The recently announced pact to…

Right-wing party could reshape Romanian politics

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ROMANIA

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…

UK voters will ignore budget and elect hung parliament

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UNITED KINGDOM

The budget will prove to be all but the last political event before the final campaign and the May 7 general election. Although the detail had to be determined in cooperation with…