Elections
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Djuro Macut’s Appointment and the Struggle for Political Legitimacy in Serbia
In a decisive move by Serbia’s ruling parliamentary majority, Djuro Macut, a medical professor with no prior political experience, was formally instated as the country’s new Prime Minister, marking a calculated pivot amid a wave of sustained civil unrest and institutional discontent. The elevation of Macut—widely regarded as a political novice—comes in the wake of…
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Péter Magyar Vows to Restore EU Ties and Revive Hungary’s Economy Ahead of 2026 Election
In an important moment for Hungary’s political trajectory, Péter Magyar, the rising leader of the opposition Tisza Party, publicly committed himself to unblocking billions of euros in suspended European Union funds as a core objective of his electoral program, aiming to catalyze Hungary’s stagnant economy and reorient the nation’s geopolitical course after years of institutional…
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The Pseudo-Left in Slovenia: Levica Party as Fake Leftism
In an age where political categories have grown murky, and ideological labels are often worn like fashionable costumes rather than serious commitments, Slovenia’s political party Levica (The Left) offers a striking example of pseudo-leftism: a hollow mimicry of traditional leftist values cloaking an agenda that, in practice, undermines the very constituencies it claims to represent.…
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Marine Le Pen’s Conviction and the Reconfiguration of France’s Far-Right Politics
Marine Le Pen, the prominent leader of France’s far-right National Rally (Rassemblement National) party, has been dealt a decisive legal and political blow by a Paris court, which found her guilty of misappropriating European Union funds. This conviction, rendered in late March 2025, has resulted not only in a criminal sentence—a four-year prison term, with…
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Margins of Power: Cost-of-Living and the Battle for Australia’s Federal Majority
As the Australian federal election nears, both Prime Minister Anthony Albanese and Opposition Leader Peter Dutton are intensely focused on key battlegrounds and economic pressures to secure electoral victory. Western Australia (WA) is central to this effort. Labor’s four-seat gain in WA during the 2022 election underpins its current three-seat majority, prompting Albanese to visit…
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