France's municipal elections wind up, with not much change and a continued strong showing from the mainstream parties.
Category: Europe
Slovenia & Denmark
Slovenia and Denmark are both going to the polls, with both sets of incumbents in some difficulty.
France votes locally
Municipal election results in France show surprising strength for the mainstream parties.
Greens win big in Manchester
Keir Starmer's Labour Party loses badly in a by-election, and the far right's supposed surge comes to very little.
How not to report a change of government
The Netherlands gets a new government, but media coverage risks giving a misleading impression of its position.
Crisis on the right, part 5
If the Coalition parties wanted to get serious about standing up to Trumpism, they could usefully take a lesson from Portugal.
Bulgaria loses a president
Bulgaria heads for an early election, with its president set to transition into a party leader.
The Trump doctrine in the Indian Ocean
Trump takes an interest in the Chagos Islands, raising questions about the support for his views both in Europe and America.
Political success, systemic failure
France's prime minister secures a deal for his continued survival. His Australian counterpart looks in much better shape, but there's an important similarity.
Centre-left starts the year well in Portugal
The far right makes it into a runoff in Portugal but looks set for a heavy defeat, in an election with some relevance to Australia.
