Czech Government Crumbles After Regional Election Flop
Prague’s five-party coalition might not survive until next year’s parliamentary election after its shocking defeat by Andrej Babiš’ sovereigntist ANO.
Prague’s five-party coalition might not survive until next year’s parliamentary election after its shocking defeat by Andrej Babiš’ sovereigntist ANO.
The centre-right party has started negotiations with Die Linke, but a coalition without the anti-immigration AfD will be hard to maintain.
Left-wing nationalist Bündnis Sahra Wagenknecht could become the kingmaker.
The Spanish conservative party kept its word and has moved from co-governance to opposition.
The new four-party government in the Hague is heading for a precedent-setting Brussels showdown with Brussels.
Promising same-sex unions during the campaign allowed PM Tusk to scoop up a larger share of the leftist vote, but delivering on that promise would alienate many of his primary, center-right voters.
Looming budget woes may encourage faster government formation.
The Left is showing its capacity to unite while the Right squabbles.
Geert Wilders lamented the news, saying Plasterk “would have made an excellent PM.”
Strict migration rules and rollback of Green Deal policies included in coalition program.
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