In spite of his rising unpopularity, will forcing a disunited opposition to an early election be enough to allow Erdoğan to return to office?

For those who have been paying moderately close attention to European politics over the past several years—and especially over the last year to six months—Chega’s continued electoral ascendency is indicative of a much broader trend presently taking place across much of Europe.

Berlin made itself unpopular by refusing to send Ukraine its German-made Leopard II tanks, and forbidding any NATO allies that have them from doing so as well.

“It is not about Left, Right, or Center, but about not remaining inactive as our institutions erode, our democracy deteriorates, and our state weakens,” asserted the manifesto, read out during the demonstration.

Netanyahu has dismissed the protests as the outward expression of his leftist opponents’ refusal to accept last November’s election results.

AfD MP Martin Sichert said that the Bundestag’s recognition of the genocide was long overdue, and called for the “nice words” to be followed by concrete actions.

Norway’s apparent rightward political shift mirrors similar trends witnessed across other Nordic states like Sweden and Finland.

Obstructed by several incompatible political divisions, the creation of a new government for Bulgaria looks unlikely. Now new elections loom.

Given that Germany’s Bundeswehr is ailing—a matter compounded by the Russo-Ukrainian war—the task set before Boris Pistorius is nothing if not daunting.

Lieutenant General James Bierman likened the U.S.’s current military preparations in the Asia-Pacific region to those it took in Ukraine post-2014.

The number of migrants seeking asylum last year was the sixth-highest recorded in Germany’s history, exceeded only by the number of newcomers who entered between 1991 and 1993, during the Balkan wars, and those who came during the European Migrant Crisis of 2015-16.

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.