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Europe
Voters Swing to Labour in English Local Elections: Key Takeaways
While the ballots were still being counted on Friday, big losses for the Conservative Party could signal a difficult general…
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Europe
U.K. Conservatives Suffer Sharp Setbacks in Early Results of Local Elections
The governing Conservative Party trails badly in national opinion polls. The municipal races offer a clue to its fate in…
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Europe
Scotland’s Governing S.N.P. Looks to a Stalwart After Its Leader Quits
Amid a political crisis, John Swinney, who led the Scottish National Party two decades ago, is in line to become…
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Europe
U.K. Conservatives Hold Their Breath: How Bad Will Local Elections Be?
Voters in England and Wales will choose local officials on Thursday. The results could demonstrate whether the governing party’s dire…
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Europe
England’s Local Elections and Their Wider Significance, Explained
Voters choose local officials in England and Wales this week. Their verdicts could be an important clue to the shape…
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Opinion
How Progressives Won Over the Democratic Center
When the far-left politicians Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez and Ayanna Pressley were first elected to Congress roughly half a decade ago, many…
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Europe
How R.F.K. Jr. Got on the Michigan Ballot, With Only Two Votes
The independent candidate persuaded a tiny party to give him its line on the ballot in a key 2024 battleground…
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America
Time Is Running Out for Rahul Gandhi’s Vision for India
Rahul Gandhi stood in a red Jeep, amid a churning crowd in Varanasi, trying to unseat the Indian government with…
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Europe
Nicola Sturgeon’s Husband Is Charged in Party Finance Inquiry
Peter Murrell was charged in connection with embezzlement of funds from the Scottish National Party, which his wife once led…
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Science
South Africa’s 2024 National Election: What to Know
Why does this election matter? How does South Africa vote? Who is running, and who is likely to win? When…