The right-wing populist Progress Party surged to its best result in a national election, doubling its share of the vote to around 24 percent and relegating the Conservatives to being only the third-largest force in parliament. Conservative leader Erna Solberg said she took personal responsibility for her party’s poor result. The result means Støre will … Read more
Deputy quits, cabinet reshuffled as far-right Reform UK gains in polls. United Kingdom Prime Minister Keir Starmer is facing a political crisis after being forced to reshuffle his cabinet following the resignation of his deputy over unpaid taxes. He’s under attack too from the right-wing Reform UK party over migration. A year after a landslide … Read more
While incumbent held on to power, the Polynesian island nation will have a new PM: Laaulialemalietoa Leuatea Schmidt. Published On 5 Sep 20255 Sep 2025 The incumbent Fa’atuatua i le Atua Samoa ua Tasi (FAST) party has been confirmed as the winner of the national election in Samoa. Official results released by the Samoan electoral … Read more
Poland votes in tight presidential election Financial Times What to Know About Poland’s Presidential Runoff Election and Trump’s Involvement The New York Times Poland goes to the polls in second round of close-fought presidential election The Guardian Karol Nawrocki, a possible Polish president with a shadowy past The Economist Pro-EU and MAGA visions clash in Poland’s closely fought presidential … Read more
Desperate Dan While the opinion polls had started to tighten in the final week of the campaign, the 38-year-old Simion had been favored to win the run-off after winning the first round with 41 percent of the vote to Dan’s 21 percent. “After the first round, the people for our side felt a little bit … Read more
The 69-year-old is the first cardinal from US to lead the world’s largest Christian Church. A new pope has been elected – the first from the United States to lead the Roman Catholic Church. But the institution is divided between progressives and traditionalists, in a world polarised by conflict and widening political division. So, what … Read more
A conclave meets in Rome to pick the successor to Pope Francis. Cardinals of the Catholic Church are gathering in Rome to elect the next pope. Whether a moderniser or conservative wins, big challenges await – both within the church and on the global political stage. So what are they? And what could be the … Read more
Australian prime minister says he discussed tariffs and AUKUS security partnership in call with US president. Australian Prime Minister Anthony Albanese has said he had a “warm” conversation with United States President Donald Trump about trade and other issues after his Labor Party’s decisive election win over the weekend. Speaking to the media in Canberra on … Read more
Hard-right candidate wins Romania’s election rerun — exit polls Financial Times Romania reruns controversial election after earlier vote annulled BBC Ultranationalist wins first round of Romania’s rerun presidential election The Guardian Romanian election exit polls: Hard-right Trump fan George Simion wins first round politico.eu Romanians vote in presidential test of Trump-style nationalism CNN Source link
Nigel Farage’s insurgent anti-immigration party, Reform U.K., scored a significant, if razor-thin, victory Friday in a parliamentary special election in the northwest of England. The result served notice that Mr. Farage, a populist fixture and close ally of President Trump, is again a rising force in British politics. Reform’s candidate, Sarah Pochin, won by just … Read more