Chancellor Olaf Scholz and his governing coalition emerged battered from the vote for the European Parliament. But a snap election seems unlikely.
Tag: Elections
How Conservatives Lost a New U.K. Heartland
At Britain’s last election, the Tories laid claim to a swath of postindustrial England. Now voters there are returning to Labour, and the insurgent Reform U.K. is also rising.
How Conservatives Lost a New U.K. Heartland
At Britain’s last election, the Tories laid claim to a swath of postindustrial England. Now voters there are returning to Labour, and the insurgent Reform U.K. is also rising.
France in Shock as Conservative Leader Embraces Far Right
The announcement by the head of the Republicans was a historic break with his party’s policy as dismay spread over a snap election.
Giorgia Meloni, Buoyed by Election Results, Basks in Spotlight as Italy Hosts G7
The Italian prime minister was a rare leader to be fortified by the vote for the European Parliament. This week she has a chance to show her influence on an even broader stage.
Germany’s AfD Rises to 2nd Place in E.U. Election
The AfD’s gains were a sharp rebuke to Chancellor Olaf Scholz’s governing coalition and a sign of the rightward political shift across the continent.
Macron’s Early Election Call After EU Vote Is a Huge Gamble
The president has challenged voters to test the sincerity of their support for the far right in European elections. Were the French letting off steam, or did they really mean it?
France’s Bold Election Gamble: Here Is What’s at Stake
President Emmanuel Macron’s surprise call for new elections in France’s lower house of Parliament is seen as a risky gamble.
EU Parliament Elections: Key Takeaways
The voting across 27 members of the European Union was a gauge of popular political sentiment at an unsettling moment on the continent. The right did well, but the center held.
Mexico’s Leftists Won Big. Investors Are Worried.
The peso had its worst week since the pandemic as markets reacted to fears that the government would pass constitutional changes seen as dismantling democratic checks and balances.