Month: June 2024

Europe’s Establishment Press Rattled by Successes of the Right

Europe’s Establishment Press Rattled by Successes of the Right

While journalists are downplaying the significance of gains for populists and sovereigntists, they can’t conceal their own serious anxieties about the political consequences.

June 10, 2024
Right-Wing Surge: Macron Calls Snap Election After Le Pen’s EU Victory

Right-Wing Surge: Macron Calls Snap Election After Le Pen’s EU Victory

Marine Le Pen has declared that her party is “ready for power.”

June 10, 2024
Belgian National Elections: Flemish Nationalist Parties Reign Supreme 

Belgian National Elections: Flemish Nationalist Parties Reign Supreme 

The nationalist NV-A now has a clear mandate to lead government formation talks.

Giorgia Invicta: Meloni Dominates Italy’s EU Election

Giorgia Invicta: Meloni Dominates Italy’s EU Election

The EU’s most courted woman claimed a third of Italy’s 76 seats for her anti-immigration party.

June 10, 2024
Maximilian Krah Ousted From AfD EU Delegation

Maximilian Krah Ousted From AfD EU Delegation

Lead candidate voted out by majority of party’s MEPs

June 10, 2024
Spain’s Centre-Right Deals Blow to Sánchez

Spain’s Centre-Right Deals Blow to Sánchez

Right-wing VOX and new anti-establishment party also gained ground in EU elections.

June 10, 2024
Germany: AfD Are the Big Winners—Especially Among Workers and Youth

Germany: AfD Are the Big Winners—Especially Among Workers and Youth

The official results confirmed the government’s disastrous showing at the European elections.

June 10, 2024
Serbian Conservatism’s Lost Identity

Serbian Conservatism’s Lost Identity

Conservatives should combat Serbia’s social and cultural degeneration, but this has not happened.

June 10, 2024
UK: Tory Election Campaign Goes From Bad to Worse After D-Day Blunder

UK: Tory Election Campaign Goes From Bad to Worse After D-Day Blunder

Sunak, branded “unpatriotic” by Nigel Farage, could even be at risk of losing his own seat in Parliament.

June 10, 2024
Von der Leyen Triumphant—but Nobody Voted for Her

Von der Leyen Triumphant—but Nobody Voted for Her

Though the EPP may be the largest group and her words triumphant—she even thanked her campaign team—nobody actually voted for von der Leyen.

June 10, 2024
EU Elections Minute by Minute

EU Elections Minute by Minute

The European Conservative‘s live blog covering the elections

June 9, 2024
The Least of My Brethren: Sally Thomas’ <em>Works of Mercy</em>

The Least of My Brethren: Sally Thomas’ <em>Works of Mercy</em>

Living a life of mercy means encountering the ‘least of these’ in all of their particularity—and recognizing them in ourselves, too.