
Brussels Preparing Strategy for ‘Eventuality’ of Orbán Victory
While close-to-the-opposition polls predict a Fidesz defeat, some EU countries are already drafting plans to prevent a sixth Orbán government from “derailing” decision-making processes.

While close-to-the-opposition polls predict a Fidesz defeat, some EU countries are already drafting plans to prevent a sixth Orbán government from “derailing” decision-making processes.

The FPÖ’s rise highlights a broader European shift toward stricter immigration policies and skepticism of liberal governance.

One state parliament is stripping itself of powers so that the opposition cannot use them when it takes control.

The Merz government’s announced “autumn of reforms” has failed to win voter approval.

At this stage, no opponent appears capable of seriously competing with Bardella or Le Pen.

With the right-wing populist AfD reaching record national support, pressure mounts on Chancellor Merz and his coalition.

Millions of AfD supporters are snubbed as the party continues to be excluded from leadership positions in the Bundestag.

A growing number of CDU figures from Thuringia, Saxony, and Brandenburg are publicly questioning the party’s official stance on the AfD.

Holding new elections would give the French people a chance to have their say again.

To ‘protect democracy,’ German establishment parties are set to meet later this month to discuss banning a party supported by almost a quarter of voters.