Anti-establishment centrists may well win the Dutch elections
Parties that defy conventional labels are shaking up Dutch politics. Are they unicorns – or a model for other countries?
Sweden’s next prime minister will juggle an awkward coalition
Jacob Christensen - September 22, 2022
Passing budgets and laws won’t be easy, given the policy disagreements among the four parties
Sweden’s new governing coalition relies on a party founded by neo-Nazis
Anders Ravik Jupskås - September 15, 2022
That’s a first — but the right-wing parties forming the next government don’t necessarily agree on social and economic issues
The Czech public voted out their prime minister. Actually getting rid of him may be harder.
Marek Rybar and Kevin Deegan-Krause - October 12, 2021
The covid response — and a series of scandals — tipped the race against the billionaire populist
Angela Merkel’s bloc lost ground in Sunday’s election. So who won?
Thorsten Faas, Marc Debus, and Julius Lagodny - September 28, 2021
Here’s what 30 years of data on government formation in Germany tell us
Viktor Orban turned Hungary away from democracy. Now his European allies are turning on him.
Daniel Kelemen - March 7, 2021
Orban’s Fidesz party had to leave the European People’s Party Group to avoid a humiliating expulsion
The E.U. is supposed to promote democracy. So why do anti-democratic politicians thrive within it?
Daniel Kelemen - December 2, 2019
Party alliances, subsidies and easy emigration all help soft authoritarians stay in power
Bavaria’s Christian Social Union party’s campaign strategy flopped. Here’s what this means for Germany — and Europe.
Dan Hough - October 15, 2018
On Sunday, about 9.5 million voters in southern Germany went
Five takeaways about the Swedish election — and the far-right wave across Europe
Sheri Berman - September 12, 2018
In Sweden’s general election on Sept. 9, 2018, voters reduced
Brazil’s most popular politician, Lula, won’t be on the October presidential ballot. Here’s what comes next.
Brett Kyle and Andrew Reiter - September 5, 2018
[caption id="attachment_77375" align="aligncenter" width="960"] Supporters of former Brazilian president Luiz