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Austria's far-right Freedom Party comes out ahead in legislative election

Vote projections showed that Austria’s far-right Freedom Party won national legislative election for the first time on Sunday. The far right has benefited from voters’ anxieties about immigration, inflation, Ukraine and other concerns.

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Austrian far-right party founded by a Nazi closes in on first national election win

Austria’s far-right Freedom Party could win a national election for the first time on Sunday

The Independent UK

The Three Contenders Vying For Power In Austrian Election

A combative far-right marathon-runner is up against a mild-mannered chancellor and a left-wing former warehouse worker in Austria's national election on Sunday.

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A far-right party is looking for a historic election win in Austria

Austria’s far-right Freedom Party could win a national election for the first time when Austria votes on Sunday

The Independent UK

Scholz's party dismisses questions about German leader's election candidacy

The leadership of Chancellor Olaf Scholz’s party has sought to squash questions about his candidacy in next year’s national election after narrowly beating the far right in a regional vote

The Independent UK

Brandenburg State Election: Far-Right Party Gains Concern Observers

Brandenburg state election on Sunday pivotal for Germany's political landscape amid far-right party's rise.

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German chancellor's Social Democrats seek to hold off far right in Brandenburg state election

A state election is taking place in Brandenburg three weeks after a far-right party made gains in two other states in eastern Germany

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Far-right AfD looking to make German history in Brandenburg state election

Attention is focused on regional vote this Sunday that could determine the fate of the national government

The Guardian - UK

European election dents German leader's authority, boosts conservatives and the far right

Dismal results for Germany’s governing parties in the European Parliament election have dented Chancellor Olaf Scholz’s authority and could prompt even more of the infighting that just cost the government dearly

The Independent UK

EU elections: Macron to dissolve French parliament after crushing loss to far right

As National Rally achieves best ever result in France, populists also make gains in Germany, Austria and the Netherlands

The Guardian - UK

Unmarred by Russian spying scandal, Austria’s far-right expected to cruise to victory in European elections

For the Freedom Party of Austria (FPÖ), the weeks are going by like clockwork. The far-right party continues to top the polls. It is expected to clinch a comfortable victory in the European elections on 9 June with almost 27% of the vote, well ahead of the Social Democrats of…

The Conversation

Lithuania’s Nauseda wins first round of presidential election

Incumbent president will now go into a run-off against rival Ingrida Simonyte on May 26, in repeat of 2019.

Al Jazeera

Four teenagers investigated over attack on German MEP

Violent assault on Social Democrat politician triggers debate over rise in aggression against public figures

The Guardian - UK

Croatian Parties Scramble To Form Government In Hung Parliament

Croatian parties scrambled to form a ruling coalition Thursday, a day after an election in which the ruling conservative party won the most seats but not a parliamentary majority.

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Closed and insular: On Portugal’s parliamentary election results

The parliamentary election results in Portugal suggest that the country cannot remain an island when far-right populist parties are on the rise elsewhere in Europe

The Guardian - UK

Sweden will complete its ‘long farewell to neutrality’ with Nato accession

For Swedes it means a dramatic change of national identity, while the alliance gets greater control of the Baltic Sea

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Portugal's Election Campaign Begins Amid Corruption Scandals

Portugal's early general election is marked by corruption scandals, mainstream party dominance, and a rising populist party.

The Independent UK

Germany's Scholz confident of resolving budget crisis, says no dismantling of the welfare state

German Chancellor Olaf Scholz says he is confident that his troubled government will find a good solution to a budget crisis triggered by a court ruling last month

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The Independent UK

Irish Parliament motion to expel Israeli ambassador defeated

It came as more than a thousand protesters calling for the expulsion of the ambassador stood outside the Irish Parliament.

The Independent UK

Protesters call for expulsion of Israeli ambassador in Dublin

The protest came ahead of a vote on a motion proposed by the Social Democrats calling for a range of economic and diplomatic sanctions against Israel.

The Independent UK

Expelling ambassador would push Ireland to ‘margins of international opinion’

Minister of state James Browne made the claim in a debate on a Social Democrats motion calling for economic and diplomatic sanctions on Israel.

Radio France Internationale

Populist right set to sweep Swiss federal elections

As the final votes were being cast Sunday in Switzerland's general elections, right-wing populists look set to sweep the polls following a campaign fuelled by anti-mass migration rhetoric and pledges to combat "woke madness".

The Guardian - UK

Former PM Sanna Marin quits Finnish politics to join Tony Blair Institute

Marin, who stepped down as leader of the Social Democrats after finishing third in April’s election, to resign as MP

The Guardian - UK

Far-right AfD wins local election in ‘watershed moment’ for German politics

Central Council of Jews says it is devastated by populist party’s first victory in eastern town of Sonneberg

The Independent UK

Austrian party reverses leadership result after spreadsheet hiccup

Austria’s main center-left opposition party has reversed the result of its weekend leadership election, announcing that a computer error originally led to the wrong candidate being declared the winner

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