Politics

With three candidates in the running for the chancellery, the electoral race is still open and polls could begin to shift as lockdowns are lifted.

Mario Draghi has reset the agenda and forged a consensus on recovery but the real politics still lies ahead.

How the paranoid political style triggered the implosion of what was a rising force on the Dutch radical right.

Election campaigning is underway in the Netherlands, amid a climate of crisis and political scandal. Is the tide about to turn for opposition parties?

For Spain, addressing regional tensions could go hand in hand with effective ecological transition that creates space for multiple identities to thrive.

Following France’s 2020 municipal elections, the newly elected Green leaders of Greater Lyon and Poitiers discuss governing in a crisis and ecology’s place in the political landscape.

Being the junior partner in a coalition is always a difficult balancing act – especially in a health crisis.

The Hungarian government has attempted to exploit the pandemic for its own ends – at great cost to the population.

Promising results for Green and like-minded forces in Croatia and Montenegro are cause for cautious optimism despite an uphill battle against corruption and discontent elsewhere in the region.

The positive track record of the German Greens in navigating the pandemic and the strong public support could give them an edge in upcoming elections.