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Geert Wilders' Freedom Party leads polls but every major rival has ruled out coalition talks, setting the stage for months of complex negotiations after the collapse of the last right-wing government.
With 27 parties competing and no prospect of a majority, the Netherlands faces months of negotiation after a campaign dominated by housing shortages and migration policy.
Independent progressive candidate backed by left-wing parties defeats Fine Gael's Heather Humphreys in election marked by record spoiled ballots and widespread anger at the centre-right coalition.
EU leaders prepare a €140bn reparations loan from frozen Russian assets while military aid drops sharply and Orbán vetoes accession talks.
MEPs voted 318 to 309 against the compromise on sustainability reporting rules, delaying Ursula von der Leyen's deregulation agenda and exposing fractures in the centrist coalition.
Chancellor Friedrich Merz's two-party government faces public infighting, far-right pressure and a cultural shift that treats deliberation as weakness rather than strength.
Voters choose mayors and councils across 81 municipalities while the country's EU bid remains blocked by Bulgaria, with the ruling VMRO-DPMNE leading polls but facing pressure over constitutional reform.
Dan Jørgensen says Brussels must act on affordable housing or cede ground to populists, as rents outpace inflation across member states
The hard-right party opposes both EU and NATO accession for Ukraine at a foreign policy debate, citing Russian sphere of influence and Donald Trump's stance, while all other parties defend the current path.
Five prime ministers in 17 months have exposed the structural fragility of a system built for presidential dominance, not parliamentary compromise.
Andrej Babis's ANO movement won the 3-4 October parliamentary vote, ending Petr Fiala's centre-right coalition after one term dominated by inflation and energy costs.
Far-right party seeks first mayoral victories five months after becoming parliament's second-largest force, with housing crisis dominating campaigns from Lisbon to the Algarve.
The billionaire's party took 34.5% and 80 seats but needs support from two right-wing fringe parties to govern, while President Pavel signals he will not appoint a cabinet before November.
ANO took 35 percent of the vote, a record for a single party, yet every other parliamentary force has ruled out coalition talks, leaving the president and a fraud verdict as decisive factors.
The billionaire former prime minister's ANO party topped Saturday's parliamentary vote, putting him in position to form a government that has pledged to halt military aid to Ukraine and review Czech artillery supplies.
Andrej Babiš's ANO party leads polls at 29 percent as Czechs vote Friday and Saturday, but coalition arithmetic and a pending fraud verdict complicate his path back to power.
Andrej Babiš's ANO party leads polls before the October vote, raising the prospect of a Eurosceptic coalition that could align Prague with Budapest and Bratislava on migration, climate policy and aid to Ukraine.
PAS secures 50.16% of the vote and 55 seats, defying pre-election polls that predicted a tight race, while diaspora voters deliver 17.5% of ballots amid bomb scares and alleged vote-buying operations.
President Maia Sandu's Party of Action and Solidarity secured 50.2% of the vote, but the opposition disputes the result and Moscow alleges voting restrictions for Moldovans in Russia.
German chancellor says he will present concrete demands to curb Brussels legislative output at next week's informal leaders' meeting, putting him at odds with Commission president von der Leyen.
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