Elections

12-06-2024

The Brief – France’s political scene in chaos

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Three days after the European elections and Emmanuel Macron's dissolution of the National Assembly, the French political landscape is a field of ruins.

12-06-2024

Greek PM hints at cabinet reshuffle after EU vote disappointment

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Greek Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis hinted at a cabinet reshuffle on Tuesday, saying "corrective measures" were required after his centre-right party performed less well than expected in the European Parliament election.

Migration 12-06-2024

Austria far right calls for EU ‘remigration’ commissioner

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Austria's far-right Freedom Party (FPÖ) on Tuesday (11 June) called for the government to name an EU "remigration" commissioner after winning the EU elections in the Alpine nation.

11-06-2024

French left-wing parties build ‘Front populaire’ for Macron’s snap elections

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After President Emmanuel Macron shocked France by calling snap elections on Sunday, national left-wing parties called in a joint appeal on Monday (10 June) for “the formation of a new popular front” to change the country's political course.  

Technology 11-06-2024

Influencer sweeps Cyprus EU elections, acts as a bulwark against far right

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As Cypriot members of the European Parliament (MEPs) formally dressed in suits, commentated on the results of the European Parliament on national TV, one newly-elected parliamentarian, celebrated with a ‘dab’.

11-06-2024

France’s far-right National Rally projected to win snap election without absolute majority

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The far-right National Rally was forecast on Monday (10 June) to win a snap election in France but fall short of an absolute majority in the first opinion poll published after President Emmanuel Macron's shock decision to dissolve parliament.

EU Institutions 11-06-2024

Resurgent ALDE moves to retake Liberal lead from defeated French

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France’s influence within the liberal Renew Europe group is crumbling following a poor showing in the European elections and Macron's decision to call elections. Is it time for ALDE to seize leadership?

11-06-2024

Germany to set out conditions for supporting von der Leyen’s nomination

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While the European People’s Party came first in the European elections, its candidate and current Commission President Ursula von der Leyen still cannot count on the support of the German coalition government, with the Liberals, in particular, setting high demands in return for their approval.

11-06-2024

Macron leaning towards backing von der Leyen as EU chief, sources say

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French President Emmanuel Macron is leaning towards endorsing Ursula von der Leyen for another term as president of the European Commission after her centre-right camp scored strongly in European Parliament elections, two sources told Reuters.

10-06-2024

The Brief – Who needs a weak France?

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The announcement by President Emmanuel Macron that he is dissolving the National Assembly and calling snap elections caught me (and the rest of the world, probably) by surprise just two minutes before I went live on TV on Sunday night.

10-06-2024

German far-right lead candidate excluded from future AfD delegation

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The newly-formed AfD EU delegation has decided not to include controversial leader Maximilian Krah, implicated in several scandals, in a bid to rejoin the far-right ID group that expelled it last month.

10-06-2024

Portugal’s government to back Costa if he runs for EU Council top job

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Portugal's prime minister, whose rightist coalition won a general election in March, said on Sunday (10 June) he would back former centre-left Socialist premier Antonio Costa if he decides to run for the European Council top job.

10-06-2024

Italy’s far-right Giorgia Meloni emerges stronger from EU vote

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Giorgia Meloni's far-right party won a decisive victory in European elections in Italy, early results showed Monday (10 June) -- making her one of the few EU leaders to emerge stronger after the vote.

10-06-2024

Austrian far-right to court Le Pen to let AfD back into European party

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Austria's far-right Freedom Party (FPÖ), which has managed to become the largest political force in the Central European country, is pushing its European political family, the Identity and Democracy (ID), to admit Germany's scandal-ridden AfD back into its ranks.

10-06-2024

Orbán’s party strongest but loses ground in EU elections

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Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orbán's Fidesz party emerged strongest in Sunday's EU elections but lost ground, according to almost-final results, in what could be its worst score in its 14-year rule.

10-06-2024

Metsola makes history as Malta Labour Party loses supermajority

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Malta’s ruling Labour Party (PL, S&D) is coming to terms with the decimation of its decade-plus-long supermajority, while Nationalist Party (PN, EPP) MEP candidate and incumbent European Parliament President Roberta Metsola makes history.

10-06-2024

How the EU top job horse-trading will game out this week

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With votes cast in the European elections, EU leaders are expected to start already on Monday (10 June) with informal deliberations on how to distribute the four European top jobs. Here's a run-down of what to expect over the next week.

10-06-2024

Von der Leyen strengthens reappointment bid as right-wing triumphs in elections

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With a strong performance of her centre-right European People’s Party (EPP), incumbent European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen is ready for the second part of her reappointment battle. 

10-06-2024

Volt’s federalists consider joining Renew in EU Parliament, leaving Greens

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Anna Strolenberg, co-lead candidate of Volt Netherlands told Euractiv on Sunday evening that they are exploring the possibility of joining the ranks of Renew’s liberals at the European Parliament, and leaving the Greens/EFA group, with whom they currently sit.

09-06-2024

Macron calls snap elections as opposition declares his ‘crushing defeat’ 

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In the face of the far-right's triumph in the French European elections, President Emmanuel Macron announced he would dissolve the National Assembly and call snap legislative elections.

09-06-2024

EU election results confirm shift to the right

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As expected, first results of the 6-9 EU elections show that voters across Europe have shown a preference for the far-right parties, which will look to either make an alliance or break the record of the centrist majority made of the centre-right, Liberals and Socialist, still holding.

09-06-2024

France: Macron dissolves assembly, calls snap election amid far-right surge

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French President Emmanuel Macron announced on Sunday (9 June) he would dissolve the National Assembly and call snap legislative elections as the far-right nationalists triumphed in the European elections with 32.3% of the vote, against 15.2% for Macron's Besoin d'Europe list.

09-06-2024

European citizens still face administrative hurdles to vote

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The EU elections are the world's second-largest democratic ballot after India. However, compared to other elections, EU citizens face a complicated web of administrative hurdles they need to overcome to be eligible to vote.

09-06-2024

Hungary’s Magyar says Orbán’s government can be replaced

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EU election results will show Hungarians that Prime Minister Viktor Orbán's government can be replaced, political newcomer Péter Magyar said after a campaign rally attended by tens of thousands on the eve of the polls.