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Tested PM or new right bloc? Swedish voters undecided as hard winter looms

The energy crisis, soaring inflation and war in Ukraine could help Social Democrat Prime Minister Magdalena Andersson to secure another term in office if Swedes decide to vote for a safe pair of hands in Sunday's parliamentary election.

Reuters

Factbox-Polls ahead of Sweden's election for parliament

Sweden goes to the polls on Sept. 11 to elect a new parliament in what is expected to be a close-fought race between the ruling left-wing bloc and the right-wing opposition to form the next government.

Reuters

Explainer-Tough talks beckon for winner in Sweden's close-run election

Tough talks and trade-offs await the winning side in Sweden's parliamentary elections with the governing centre-left and their right-wing challengers facing weeks of uncertainty should they come out on top.

Reuters

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Sweden on ‘high alert’ for election interference amid Russia tensions

Psychological defence agency ready for chance of ‘something exceptional’ in lead-up to 11 September poll

The Guardian - UK

Germany's SPD plans new steps to ease energy price impact, document shows

Germany's ruling Social Democrats (SPD) will propose further measures to help its citizens cope with rising energy prices, including another discounted national transport ticket, a document seen by Reuters showed on Sunday.

Reuters

Sanna Marin has defied Vladimir Putin in joining NATO. It could be Finland's 'most important moment'

Russia's warnings to not join NATO have done little to dampen the resolve of Finland's Prime Minister, Sanna Marin. At just 36, the world's youngest leader has pulled off one of the "most important moments of Finnish history".

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Sweden's ruling Social Democrats gain support ahead of September election

Support for Sweden's ruling Social Democrats has risen to a third of voters as the public seeks stability amid the war in Ukraine, an official poll showed on Thursday, but a fragmented parliament may make it hard to form a government after a national election in September.

Reuters

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Russian ties shred German ex-leader Schroeder's standing

Gerhard Schroeder left the German chancellery after a narrow election defeat in 2005 with an ambitious overhaul of the country’s welfare state beginning to kick in and every chance of a future as a respected elder statesman

The Independent UK

Germany's Schroeder loses office amid anger over Russia ties

German lawmakers have agreed to strip former Chancellor Gerhard Schroeder of his office and staff after he maintained and defended his long-standing ties with Russia and its energy sector despite the invasion of Ukraine

The Independent UK

Scholz's balancing act just got harder after German state election

The worst post-war result for Chancellor Olaf Scholz's Social Democrats in a traditional party stronghold heaps pressure on him to show more decisive leadership over the Ukraine crisis and Germans' concerns about soaring costs of living.

Reuters

Scholz's party keeps Ukraine policy despite state vote loss

Chancellor Olaf Scholz’s party says it sees no need for changes to the German leader’s often-criticized approach to the war in Ukraine after an election in Germany’s most populous state brought a clear defeat for his center-left Social Democrats

The Independent UK

Scholz’s party slumps to worst result in Germany’s biggest state

Olaf Scholz’s Social Democratic Party lost a regional election for the second straight week, suffering a fresh blow amid wavering support for the German chancellor’s Ukraine policy.

Tribune News Service

Sweden’s ruling Social Democrats support joining NATO

Sweden’s Social Democrats has decided to back NATO membership in a historic decision that paves the way for joining neighboring Finland in an entry bid over the coming days.

Tribune News Service

Germany's conservatives set to win election in key state - exit polls

Germany's conservatives CDU party is on track to win a regional election in the western state of North Rhine-Westphalia (NRW), in a blow to Chancellor Olaf Scholz's Social Democrats which won the federal election last year.

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Sweden's ruling Social Democrats to decide on NATO on May 15

Sweden's ruling Social Democrats will decide on May 15 whether to overturn decades of opposition to NATO membership, the party said on Monday, a move that would almost certainly lead to Sweden asking to join the 30-nation alliance.

Reuters

Sweden's ruling Social Democrats might speed up party's NATO decision

The leadership of Sweden's ruling Social Democrats will hold an extra meeting on May 15 where they could decide if the party will switch policy and support an application to join NATO, party secretary Tobias Baudin said on Wednesday.

The Guardian - UK

Sweden’s ruling Social Democrats divided on decision to join Nato

Women’s wing calls to remain ‘militarily non-aligned’ before Sweden and Finland decide on membership

Reuters

Swedish govt vows to spend 5 billion crowns boosting unemployment benefit

Sweden's ruling Social Democrats said they intend to strengthen unemployment benefit in 2022, an election year, at a cost of around 5 billion Swedish crowns ($509.2 million) by making some temporary benefits introduced during the pandemic permanent.

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The Independent UK

German ex-Chancellor Schroeder urged to leave Scholz party

The co-leader of German Chancellor Olaf Scholz’s party says former Chancellor Gerhard Schroeder should leave the party

Reuters

Unrepentant Schroeder exposes German coalition rift over Ukraine

The co-leader of Germany's Social Democrats called on former Chancellor Gerhard Schroeder to quit the party after he defended his ties to Russian President Vladimir Putin, exposing a rift at the heart of government in Berlin over the Ukraine crisis.

Reuters

Sweden's ruling Social Democrats to review party policy on NATO

Sweden's ruling Social Democrat party, which has until now rejected membership of NATO, is reviewing its international security policy in the light of Russia's invasion of Ukraine, it said on Monday.

Irish Mirror

Government slammed over energy credit as people with holiday homes to get double €200 payment

Opposition TDs in Sinn Fein and the Social Democrats have dismissed the Government's explanation said they have been calling on the Government since December to take action to help people.

Reuters

Portugal's Sunday election wide open as Socialists' lead narrows

Portugal's ruling Socialists have lost more of their lead to the main opposition party, the centre-right Social Democrats (PSD), in two opinion polls released on Friday two days before Sunday's snap election.

Reuters

Portugal's centre-right opposition clinches lead in polls days before election

Portugal's main opposition party, the centre-right Social Democrats (PSD) secured a marginal lead over the ruling Socialist party after surging in the polls just days before a snap election, a survey published on Tuesday showed.

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Clondalkin councillor Eoin O Broin announces he is joining the Social Democrats

The Clondalkin councillor believes he will be able to "accomplish more for my local constituents" with the party

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