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The ‘Robespierreism’ of France

Gavin Mortimer October 17, 2025

The tyranny of virtue dominates France in the 21st century. The most powerful institutions are led by progressives who, like Robespierre, believe they are irreproachable.

Czech Ruling Parties Team Up Against Sovereigntists Ahead of October Elections

Zoltán Kottász August 26, 2025

Andrej Babiš’ sovereignist-Eurosceptic ANO leads in the polls and is poised for a return to power.

The Firewall Crumbles? Spain’s Centrists Break Taboo on Working With Conservative VOX

Javier Villamor July 7, 2025

The announcement effectively ends a long-standing political blockade which has kept VOX out of power at the national level.

Patriots Break Through Firewall with Anti-Migration Amendments in Mali Resolution

Tamás Orbán June 19, 2025

The adopted amendments pay tribute to European soldiers who sacrificed their lives fighting jihadists, and call for stronger EU action against illegal migration from West Africa.

erman Foreign Minister Johann Wadephul (L) with CDU parliamentary group leader Jens Spahn in the Bundestag on May 8, 2025.

Germany’s Ruling Parties Freeze AfD Out of Parliamentary Power

Javier Villamor May 21, 2025

To justify the undemocratic move, the CDU invoked AfD’s recent “far-right extremist classification,” conveniently forgetting that it has since been suspended.

Border soldiers patrol along the border fence at the Hungarian-Serbian border near Hercegszanto border station on December 14, 2017. Since July 2015 Hungary secured the more than 300-km-long border to Serbia with the construction of a fence and 24 hours a day security patrol tasks. Several thousand soldiers participate in search and sweep operations securing the surveillance of the area with UAVs and rotary-wing aircraft.

EPP Pushes for the Same Migration Strategy Hungary Was Fined For

Tamás Orbán April 29, 2025

After years of blocking tougher migration rules, Brussels’ establishment scrambles to copy the very policies it condemned.

Most Germans Have Had Enough of the Firewall Against AfD

Tamás Orbán April 24, 2025

While establishment parties continue to ostracize the party, only a third of the country supports the cordon sanitaire, with half wanting AfD to be treated as any other democratic party.

Survey: AfD Expected To Win Next German Elections

TEC News April 24, 2025

Almost half of the respondents also said there should be no cordon sanitaire imposed on the party.

AfD Offers CDU Chance to Cooperate

TEC News April 17, 2025

The CDU may be revising its tactics as giving in to leftist demands resulted in a significant drop of the party’s popularity.

Top CDU Leader Urges Rethink on Excluding AfD From Power

Javier Villamor April 16, 2025

Amid growing internal dissent, the CDU faces mounting pressure to revise its strategy and reconnect with its disillusioned base.

Tag: cordon sanitaire

The ‘Robespierreism’ of France

Czech Ruling Parties Team Up Against Sovereigntists Ahead of October Elections

The Firewall Crumbles? Spain’s Centrists Break Taboo on Working With Conservative VOX

Patriots Break Through Firewall with Anti-Migration Amendments in Mali Resolution

Germany’s Ruling Parties Freeze AfD Out of Parliamentary Power

EPP Pushes for the Same Migration Strategy Hungary Was Fined For

Most Germans Have Had Enough of the Firewall Against AfD

Survey: AfD Expected To Win Next German Elections

AfD Offers CDU Chance to Cooperate

Top CDU Leader Urges Rethink on Excluding AfD From Power

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