Don’t Compromise with the Mushy Middle
European voters have said they want real change—so parties on the Right should not get caught in the insipid morass in the centre.
European voters have said they want real change—so parties on the Right should not get caught in the insipid morass in the centre.
The centre-right PSD made a pact with the very same Socialist party that they had campaigned to defeat.
Predicted election winner Robert Fico vows to keep Slovakia inside the EU and NATO but doesn’t rule out a coalition with any party.
Regional elections in May signalled a deep concern in Spanish society about not only the social policies of Sánchez’s government but also its authoritarian slide.
The idea of a Europe in which Germany and France have a privileged position does not make sense to Meloni or to Italian conservatives—nor does one that considers countries like Hungary and Poland second-class members.
For the Italians, there is no ‘fascism’ attached to Giorgia Meloni. Her coalition is centre-right, full stop. On the other side of the Alps, the repeated use of the word ‘fascist’ dispenses with any nuanced analysis; few articles actually look at Meloni’s programme.
Ciotti distinguished himself during the primary campaign by taking positions clearly on the Right, in contrast to the very centrist positioning of the finalist Valérie Pécresse.
While Serbia has traditionally held pro-Russian sympathies, the incumbent Vučić’s government has attempted a difficult balancing act, officially condemning Russian aggression at the UN, while refusing to vote on sanctions.
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