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Parliamentary politics can be a little baffling to Americans. Most of the nations of Europe, including Germany, do things a little differently than we do; while we have coalitions formed within the two major parties before an election, the parliamentary systems of Europe may have one, two or three major parties and a number of smaller ones, and they tend to form coalitions after elections.
The Alternative for Germany (AfD) has achieved a historic victory in Saxony-Anhalt, undermining the stability of Germany's political establishment.
The Alternative for Germany (AfD) has achieved a historic victory in Saxony-Anhalt, undermining the stability of Germany’s political establishment . PULSE POINTS WHAT HAPPENED: Germany’s Alternative for Germany (AfD ) party made a major advance in Sunday’s Saxony-Anhalt state elections, winning 44 percent of the vote and more than doubling its support from the previous election, although it fell short of the supermajority it had sought. Chancellor (Prime Minister) Friedrich Merz said the result had shaken his notionally center-right Christian Democratic Union (CDU) party, formerly led by migrant crisis architect Angela Merkel , “to its very foundations,” calling it his party’s most serious election defeat in decades and warning…Open
Another poll has predicted that National Rally (RN) leader Marine Le Pen will defeat all her major rivals in France's presidential elections next year.
Another poll has indicated that National Rally (RN) party leader Marine Le Pen is on track to beat all her rivals in the first and second rounds of France’s presidential elections in 2027. PULSE POINTS WHAT HAPPENED: Another poll has predicted that National Rally (RN) leader Marine Le Pen will defeat all her major rivals in France’s presidential elections next year. DETAIL: The poll was conducted by Elabe, a French polling firm, and commissioned by BFMTV and La Tribune Dimanche, a French broadcaster and Sunday newspaper. The poll showed Le Pen defeating so-called centrist candidates Édouard Philippe and Gabriel Attal 52.5 percent to 47.5 percent and 57 percent to 43 percent, respectively. The poll also shows Le Pen defeating…Open
Volodymyr Zelensky has attacked Nigel Farage's Reform UK party after it removed the Ukrainian flag from municipal government buildings that it controls.
The President of Ukraine is unhappy with the decision of councillors from Nigel Farage’s Reform UK party to take down the Ukrainian flag from municipal government buildings in England. PULSE POINTS WHAT HAPPENED: Volodymyr Zelensky, President of Ukraine, has attacked Nigel Farage’s Reform UK party after Reform-led councils removed the Ukrainian flag from local government buildings that the party controls. DETAIL: Last month, Nigel Farage’s Reform UK party stormed to victory in the English local elections, securing control of local councils across the country. Since taking control, the party has been implementing its agenda for local government, which includes removing non-British flags from local government buildings, including the…Open