Any victorious populists — and the EU’s new fiscal rules — face baptism of fire
Italian PM visibly upset after leaders of centrist parties excluded her from initial discussions
Social democrats promise to fund media subscriptions for those aged 16-30 in effort to tackle disinformation
Populism is often strongest in big-spending social democracies
The major Eurozone economy has been mired in political turmoil
Attitudes to democracy and the rule of law will define the distinctions in politics
Once consigned to the fringes, French voters now have to decide if they are ready to hand power to Marine Le Pen’s party
Corporate boards might be surprised by some of the ideas floating around on Europe’s left-leaning political wing
The need for overseas workers forces governments to ever-greater heights of hypocrisy
French president scolds politicians who seek to form alliances as either end of political spectrum
The 28-year-old party leader has outshone his mentor Marine Le Pen on the campaign trail
Macron has concluded that power often tames radical parties or demonstrates their incompetence
President of France makes risky bet on staving off ascendant far right
Trying to contain the far right through early elections could badly backfire
Maximilian Krah was elected as lead candidate of Alternative for Germany, but will sit outside any parliamentary group
Italian PM emerges as winner in European parliament elections, in contrast with leaders of France and Germany
Projections suggest they are on course to win almost a quarter of the 720 seats in bloc’s legislature
EU election result squeezes European Commission president’s options for majority
Macron’s snap poll will matter more for the direction of the EU than elections to the European parliament
New cohort of 720 lawmakers will take 24 days to shape alliances crucial to parliament’s next term
As Germany’s far-right celebrates a strong performance in European parliament elections, a former leader argues the party has lost its way
The liberal side of the Tory tradition is everywhere in retreat. Much depends on whether it can reassert itself
AS Roma club founder Italo Foschi was a loyal supporter of dictator Benito Mussolini
Exit polls show Dutch far-right Freedom party is one seat behind Labour/Green alliance
Ultranationalist AUR party gaining ground ahead of EU elections with pledge to ‘make Romania great again’
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