Tag: Politics

The anti-PiS campaign project in Poland’s local elections failed spectacularly

Recent local elections in Poland have shown that voters are not embracing…

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Tusk devours novice Szymon Hołownia who becomes the butt of political jokes

The political identity and intended role of Polish Parliament Speaker Szymon Hołownia…

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Can Poland’s conservatives learn from their mistakes? PiS rolls out new local election strategy

As local election campaigns before April 7 voting heat up, Poland's ruling…

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Should idiots be allowed to vote? Conservative Czech party proposes ‘knowledge test’ to earn voting rights

The term "idiot," originating from ancient Greece, referred to individuals focused solely…

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Tusk’s ‘clean up’ act of Polish institutions could have far worse consequences than anything done by his predecessors

The current rulers in Poland seem to cherry-pick regulations and constitutional mandates…

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Report: Jarosław Kaczyński to step down as leader of Poland’s PiS within a year

Jarosław Kaczyński, the chairman of Poland's main opposition Law and Justice (PiS)…

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Catching Every Beat of World News as it Happens

Modern technology has become a total phenomenon for civilization, the defining force…

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Zelensky exposed: Former advisor reveals how Ukrainian president thinks he is omnipotent

The arrogance of Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky is causing problems with Kyiv's…

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Majority of Poles believe Jarosław Kaczyński should retire from politics, poll finds

A sizeable majority of Poles believe Jarosław Kaczyński, the leader of the…

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Poland, once dominated by 2 parties, enters an unstable political era

For 20 years, the political scene was dominated by alternating governance between…

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Poland’s ruling party made serious errors during election campaign, argues Polish expert

After eight years of running the Polish government, the ruling party had…

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Political discord reaches new heights in Poland, signaling a degeneration of public life

A recent series of incidents during pre-election meetings in Poland has brought…

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Is this the end of the myth of a stable Germany?

German politicians have become accustomed to the convenient role of judges deciding…

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Polling shows Poland may struggle to form a government after upcoming elections

Every third voter (33.4 percent) intends to vote for the ruling conservative…

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Poland’s growing right-wing Confederation party isn’t just for young men

The stereotype of the typical Confederation party voter as a young single…

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Who will win Poland’s upcoming elections?

There is no party in Poland called the “opposition,” but instead many…

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Why Poland’s left-liberal opposition is losing

During the last week or so, the ruling conservative Law and Justice…

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The lack of a coherent opposition is the strength of Poland’s governing conservatives

The opposition in Poland, made up of liberals, leftists, and centrists, knows…

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Polish opposition acts against its own nation, says ruling party leader

Poland's opposition parties are disloyal to the nation and state and are…

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What does the right’s historic victory in Sweden mean for Europe?

After Swedish Prime Minister Magdalena Andersson admitted defeat and conceded the election…

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Trust in the German state is at rock bottom, new polling shows

Confidence in German politics has reached a new low. Only 29 percent…

Support for Poland’s ruling conservative party is falling, polling shows

The ruling Law and Justice party (PiS) in Poland remains the most…

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Danish AI-led party plans to run in 2023 elections

A new political party in Denmark whose policies are entirely derived from…

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Hungary: Second opposition party launches EU referendum

After a similar move by the opposition Socialist party, Hungary's far-right Jobbik…

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Mark Rutte becomes longest-serving Dutch prime minister

Mark Rutte became the longest serving Dutch Prime Minister on Tuesday. The…

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UK: Leadership hopefuls pledge to crack down on illegal immigration

The two contenders to replace Boris Johnson as the leader of the…

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A third term for ruling party would ensure Polish sovereignty

It was Donald Tusk who was the first political leader to lead…

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Draghi’s resignation in Italy spells trouble for embattled euro

After Mario Draghi submitted his resignation, which was promptly rejected by President…

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EU Greens want to cut all funds to Hungary

The Greens parliamentary group in the European Parliament (EFA) has asked the…

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Macron is increasingly on his own

An increasingly isolated Emmanuel Macron reshuffled his government yesterday, two weeks after…

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From summit to summit

While world leaders and decision-makers were smiling for the cameras, several participants…

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Putin wants to emulate Peter the Great

Vladimir Putin visited the exhibition in celebration of the 350th anniversary of…

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The end of national sovereignty? European Parliament asks EU council to move forward with radical treaty change

The European Parliament adopted a resolution on Thursday requesting the European Council…

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Morality, politics, and the war in Ukraine

Putin attacked Ukraine without any scruples or legal basis. Why then are…

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Tusk and Trzaskowski power struggle could upend Polish politics

Former Polish Prime Minister Donald Tusk, who returned to Polish politics to…

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Kaczyński rallies his party at Warsaw convention

The convention held in the suburb of Warsaw only had one key…

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New European alliance could give Poland an alternative to the European Union

The war in Ukraine has finally extinguished any hope of peaceful coexistence…

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Each time Chancellor Scholz calls the Kremlin, alarm bells should ring across Europe

At the dawn of the Third Polish Republic, Polish intelligence warned about…

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‘We are on the same side of the barricade,’ Klaus tells Orbán

Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orbán met with former Czech President Václav Klaus,…

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Élisabeth Borne is appointed France’s second female prime minister

French President Emmanuel Macron appointed former Labor Minister Élisabeth Borne as the…

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Orbán warns of ‘suicide of the Western world’ as Europe enters an ‘age of danger’

With the onset of the coronavirus pandemic and every subsequent event, Europe…

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Poles rally around the flag but not necessarily the ruling conservative party

The war has certainly affected domestic politics in that it has pushed…

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Slovenia removes fuel price cap after left-wing electoral victory

In a stark contrast of how liberals and conservatives handle economic crises…

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Tusk got Russia so wrong that he should never govern Poland

The Holy Week. Poland is preparing for Easter. It is a special…

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Poland’s conservative Law and Justice (PiS) party surging in the polls

If parliamentary elections were held in Poland last Sunday, Law and Justice…

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Éric Zemmour and Marine Le Pen make the cut for first round of French presidential election

Despite fears that neither conservative candidate would be eligible to run in…

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Polish voters flock to PiS as latest polling shows surge in support

Poland's governing Law and Justice (PiS) party has enjoyed a significant increase…

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Hungary’s conservative Fidesz has comfortable lead ahead of elections

The conservative Fidesz-KDNP party alliance enjoys a comfortable lead over Hungary's opposition…

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Are Poles checking out of politics?

A majority of the Polish electorate has become somewhat politically apathetic, neither…

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PM Orbán rated as better leader than opposition candidate, polling shows

Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orbán is a more credible, and a better…

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Shocker: Germany’s CDU may drop ‘Christian’ from party name to appeal to more diverse demographic

Following the federal election in 2021, there was a demand among Christian…

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Most French consider themselves right-wing

French people are interested in but suspicious of politics, want more democracy,…

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Macron’s presidency has been a ‘social, migratory and security failure,’ claims conservative MEP

Should the French re-elect President Emmanuel Macron, the country would slip out…

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Hungarian socialist MP excluded from party for false diploma claim

A Hungarian socialist party MP has been excluded from her party for…

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Polish poll: Left-wing opposition party closes in on ruling Law and Justice (PiS)

The Social Changes research center has published the latest results of its…

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Netflix’s ‘Don’t Look Up’: A satire of a Western civilization doomed to extinction

The most talked-about film in the world currently is the Netflix original,…

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The federalization of Europe is a silent revolution

Can Europe transform into one federal state? This is the old dream…

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Hungarian satire party wants union with Cayman Islands

True to its roots, Gergely Kovács, the leader of Hungary's Two-Tailed Dog…

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Germany is the master of soft power

When people became aware of how Germany’s role in Europe grew incomprehensibly…

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Merkel’s gone, and Merz now leads Germany’s CDU party. Can he turn the party around?

Germany's main opposition party, the Christian Democratic Union (CDU), has a new…

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Poll: Europeans demand more accountability and transparency from EU

An overwhelming majority of Europeans want to see greater transparency and efficiency…

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Poll: Bad news for Poland’s opposition

Poles are not confident that the opposition would be able to manage…

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Poland: Confederation party unveils controversial banner front of parliament

Members of the right-wing Confederation held a protest against mandatory vaccinations and…

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Last EU summit of 2021 tackles pandemic, migration and energy prices

The heads of state and government of the European Union member states,…

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New German interior minister says country’s biggest threat is right-wing extremism

German Interior Minister-designate Nancy Faeser of the left-wing Social Democrats (SPD) has…

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The new German government is cause for concern, not joy

Guy Verhofstadt is happy with the new German government. That in itself…

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National Day Rally 2023: Sacrifice, Effort Needed to Preserve Harmony

Politics is the art of looking for trouble, finding it everywhere, diagnosing…

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Ethnic Hungarians to keep positions in new Romanian government

The party largest party of the ethnic Hungarians in Romania, RMDSZ, will…

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Playing Belarusian roulette

In his essay "The Poverty of Small Eastern European States," Hungarian historian…

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German ‘traffic light coalition’ talks drag on over disputes on spending, climate change

Although Chancellor-in-waiting Olaf Scholz is optimistic about the progress of the coalition…

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‘Why deny the obvious?’ – French presidential hopeful says ‘Great Replacement’ is happening

In a televised debate between five French politicians vying to be the…

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Virginia elections: Parents turn tide against attempts to sexualize and politicize their children

Those opposing the spread of radical progressive ideologies among school children have…

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Orbán, Salvini, Morawiecki discuss creating new conservative political group at the EU level

Prime Minister Viktor Orbán, the president of Hungary's Fidesz, held a videoconference…

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Donald Tusk’s false start

It wasn't long ago that Donald Tusk’s return to Polish politics. In…

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Facebook stoked political divisions in Poland: report

According to the Washington Post, during their visit to Europe in 2019…

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The curious friendship between Viktor Orbán and Andrej Babiš

On the home stretch, just before the parliamentary elections in Czechia set…

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German election results could herald a transformation of CDU party

For the first election since World War II, no German party has…

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Hungary’s game of killers

There is a well-known psychological experiment called the game of killers, which…

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Opinion: Polish United Right has a very good chance at winning third term

Recent surveys leave no doubt: the United Right has begun to make…

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PM Orbán: The West is held hostage by the idea of an open society

After the failures of the West, it is now up to Central…

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The bipolar politics of Poland

Over the last three decades of democracy, two main great factions have…

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Hungarian opposition election victory would be a chance to stifle ‘populist plague’, says Budapest mayor

Over the weekend, Budapest mayor Gergely Karacsony took part in the “United…

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Polls show Poland’s conservative Law and Justice (PiS) far ahead of the opposition

Law and Justice (PiS) can count on 36.3 percent of support, an…

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Role of Technology in Modern Political Relations and Communication

And then there is the most dangerous risk of all, the risk…

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Meet 5 People Who Think They Know What Will Happen This Year

Music expresses feeling and thought, without language. It was below and before…

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Opinions That Illuminate Nuances and Assumptions in the Political

Delve into the intricate world of politics as diverse opinions shed light…

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Russia’s Lavrov calls for emancipation of Hungarian foreign policy from EU bloc-style thinking

In an interview for the Hungarian conservative daily Magyar Nemzet, the Russian…

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Unveiling 2024 Travel Trends, the Ultimate Wanderlust Guide

Politics is the art of looking for trouble, finding it everywhere, diagnosing…

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Journalist: Civic Platform (PO) is destroying foundations of Poland’s political community

The political conflict in Poland has become incredibly heated due to parliament’s…

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Tusk off to surprisingly awkward fresh start in Poland – commentary

A month after Donald Tusk took over leadership in the Civic Platform…

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PM Orbán: Western “liberal elites” backing coalition of anti-Semites and former communists

Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orbán expressed astonishment that Western liberal elites from…

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Latest poll is bad news for Donald Tusk

The Institute for Social Research and Market IBRiS asked the following question…

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Donald Tusk opposes pay raises for Polish politicians despite earning 17 times as much while president of the European Council

The president’s ordinance concerning pay raises for Polish MPs, the prime minister,…

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