Shorouk Express The election results are being closely watched in Brussels and Washington, as Romania has become the latest battleground between the hard right and political establishment. Simion has unapologetically badged himself as a supporter of U.S. President Donald Trump’s “Make America Great Again” movement. Sunday’s vote was part of the election do-over that Romania’s top court…
Shorouk Express Albanese’s win mirrored the stunning victory of Mark Carney’s center-left Liberal Party in Canada, where conservative Pierre Poilievre lost both the election and his own seat, despite being 25 percentage points up in polling at the end of 2024 over unpopular then-Prime Minister Justin Trudeau. A POLITICO/Focaldata poll of Canadians days before the election there…
Shorouk Express Sign up for the View from Westminster email for expert analysis straight to your inbox Get our free View from Westminster email Get our free View from Westminster email Donald Trump cast a long shadow over Canada’s national election — and many Canadian voters noticed. In his first 100 days back in the…
Shorouk Express Sign up for the View from Westminster email for expert analysis straight to your inbox Get our free View from Westminster email Get our free View from Westminster email One of Reform’s most prominent candidates in the local elections is facing potential disqualification over claims she does not live in the area. Dame…
Shorouk Express On The Ground newsletter: Get a weekly dispatch from our international correspondents Get a weekly dispatch from our international correspondents Get a weekly international news dispatch Marine Le Pen has attacked a court’s decision that bans her from standing for election after she was found guilty of embezzling funds from the European parliament….
Shorouk Express Elon Musk has taken to his social media platform to meddle in yet another country’s politics, this time focusing on Spain’s Vox party and its leader Santiago Abascal. While simultaneously backing Germany’s hard-right AfD party and celebrating their result in Sunday’s elections, Musk has been doing something similar in Spain. The leader of…
Shorouk Express Elon Musk says multiculturalism ‘dilutes everything’ at German far-right rally For free real time breaking news alerts sent straight to your inbox sign up to our breaking news emails Sign up to our free breaking news emails Sign up to our free breaking news emails Voters are heading to the polls in Germany,…
Shorouk Express Sign up for the View from Westminster email for expert analysis straight to your inbox Get our free View from Westminster email Get our free View from Westminster email German voters are choosing a new government in an election Sunday dominated by worries about the years-long stagnation of Europe’s biggest economy, pressure to…
Shorouk Express Scholz’s comment reportedly came during a discussion about the CDU’s decision to pass migration-related measures in parliament with votes from the far-right Alternative for Germany (AfD) party, a development that has dominated the election debate and which Scholz has also sharply criticized in public. Arguing the CDU alignment with the AfD broke a…
Shorouk Express Liechtenstein on Sunday voted for Brigitte Haas, a lawyer, to lead its government. Her Fatherland Union party won 38.3 percent of votes, well ahead of the Progressive Citizens Party, which finished in second place with 27.5 percent, according to the official results. The largest party traditionally appoints the prime minister. The conservative microstate…
