Pro-EU government survives in Bulgaria
The Bulgarians have snuck an early election into the 2017 calendar, after their governing party lost control of the nation’s presidency and parliament late in 2016. The Bulgarian Narodno Sabranie (National … Continue reading
German state swings right, but not far-right
Voters in the small German state of Saarland have swung behind national Chancellor Angela Merkel’s Christian Democratic Union party. The centre-right CDU party will fall just short of a majority in … Continue reading
First German test for the far-right
Elections in Germany during 2017 begin this weekend with the poll for the state assembly of Saarland. All eyes will be on the performance of the far-right Alternative for Germany … Continue reading
Anti-immigrant revolt fails to fire in the Netherlands
The results of yesterday’s election in the Netherlands have seen several realignments, but did not see the rise of the populist anti-immigrant political right that had been predicted for several … Continue reading
Dutch first to vote on populist challenge
Voters in the Netherlands will tomorrow elect their national parliament, possibly making the nationalist and populist Freedom Party led by Geert Wilders the largest faction in a deeply divided chamber. … Continue reading
Italians dump their Prime Minister’s electoral reform plan
A failed attempt at electoral reform by referendum has resulted in the resignation of the Italian Prime Minister, Matteo Renzi. Italy’s constitutional system has the unique feature of the government … Continue reading
Pirates Repelled in Attempt to Board World’s Oldest Parliament
The progressive, free-speech oriented Pirate Party of Iceland has failed in its goal of taking leadership of the oldest parliamentary assembly in the World, the Althing of Iceland. Founded at the … Continue reading
Spanish election solves nothing about government standoff
Last weekend’s re-run of elections for the Spanish parliament has yielded a result almost identical to the inconclusive December 2015 elections, which left the nation without an endorsed government for over six months. … Continue reading
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