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Ireland’s Varadkar will face daunting challenges

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IRELAND

Varadkar’s Fine Gael (FG) has been in coalition with Fianna Fail (FF) and the Greens since 2020; they agreed that Varadkar would replace FF leader Micheal Martin as taoiseach…

Schulz is unlikely to be a threat to Germany's Merkel

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GERMANY

This is the third defeat at the state level since former European Parliament President Martin Schulz became party leader at the beginning of the year, raising questions about his…

German coalition deal will bring stability -- for now

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GERMANY

The agreement ends more than four months of political deadlock since the September 2017 elections.

German election campaign will ignore hard choices

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GERMANY

Germany’s election campaign.

Germany’s immigration law may not fill labour gaps

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GERMANY

Germany’s immigration law.

Ireland will wait until Brexit for an election

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IRELAND

Irish government performance.

New German government will consolidate Merkel’s legacy

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GERMANY

Merkel's Christian Democratic Union (CDU) will once again govern in a grand coalition with the Social Democratic Party (SPD) and the CDU’s Bavarian sister party, the Christian…

German election results point to three-party coalition

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GERMANY

However, the result is overshadowed by the heavy losses her Christian Democratic Union (CDU) and its Bavarian sister party, the Christian Social Union (CSU), incurred and a surge…

Ban on Germany’s far right is unlikely

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GERMANY

The controversy fuels a debate about a possible ban of the far-right Alternative for Germany (AfD). While the constitutional hurdles remain high, German officials have begun to…

Divided vote raises pressure on Austria's government

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AUSTRIA

In the final run-off round that took place on May 22, Van der Bellen won 50.3% of the votes. His opponent Norbert Hofer, candidate of the populist far-right Freedom Party (FPOe)…