The Minister of Labor Yolanda Diaz and former MEP Manu Pineda attend the EU campaign of the Sumar coalition, May 23, 2024, Madrid.
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Yolanda Díaz steps down from leadership of Sumar and Izquierda Unida fails to enter the European Parliament

María del Vigo
European UnionSouthern Europe
The EU elections in Spain saw a narrow victory for the centrist People's Party, which beat the Socialist Party by two seats. The clear victory goes to...
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ANO Chairman Andrej Babis centre speaks at a press conference after the publication of the results of the European Parliament elections in Prague, on June 10,
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Czech Politics and the European Elections

Martin Šaffek
European UnionElections and parties
In the Czech Republic, elections to the European Parliament are among the least popular with voters. In 2014,...
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Communist Party members on the campaign trail in Vienna, Austria, May 2024.
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Setting Ourselves Apart

Georg Kurz, Sarah Pansy
Alpine StatesRegional Analyses
If you ask a random passer-by on the streets of Salzburg what sets the Communist Party of Austria (KPÖ) apart, they will probably have quite a bit to...
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Clémence Guetté during a major LFI meeting before the first round of the French presidential election, in Paris, March 2022.
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The Struggle for Hegemony Is a Struggle for Ideas

Nessim Achouche, Clémence Guetté
European UnionFrance
****Version française ci-dessous****With only a few days to go before election day, the foundation’s Nessim Achouche spoke to Clémence Guetté, a...
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Protest against the European Union’s Green Deal ahead of EU parliamentary elections, Warsaw May 10, 2024.
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The EU Elections in Poland

Achim Kessler
European UnionElections and parties
The European Parliament elections on 9 June will be the third nationwide elections to take place in Poland in eight months. They are expected to set...
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Slovenian Foreign Minister Tanja Fajon sitting in the crowd at a commemoration of the twentieth anniversary of Slovenia’s EU accession in Ljubljana, 9 May 2024.
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Slovenia’s Political Pendulum Swings Back

Matej Klarič
European UnionElections and parties
Since joining the European Union in 2004, Slovenia has consistently exhibited one of the lowest voter...
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Giorgia Meloni at a meeting with the Czech prime minister in Rome, 13 May 2024.
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“With Giorgia, Italy Is Changing Europe”

David Broder
European Union
“Just write Giorgia!” For Giorgia Meloni’s Fratelli d’Italia party, June’s European elections are all...
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Li Andersson during a presidential candidates’ debate in Helsinki, 27 January 2024.
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Opposing Finland’s Thatcherist Turn

Li Andersson, Duroyan Fertl
European UnionScandinaviaElections and parties
As the European Parliament elections this June draw nearer, the Rosa Luxemburg Foundation is conducting a series of interviews with left-wing parties...
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European Election Debate With The French Candidates
Debatte zur Europawahl mit den französischen Kandidat*innen am 10. April 2024 in Brüssel.
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A Test Run for 2027?

William Bouchardon
How French voters turn out in the European elections next month could have major domestic implications Do the French care about...
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European Election 2024: Assembly of the Spanish left-wing political party Sumar Estrella Galan, Sumar candidate for the European elections, seen speaking during
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Low Expectations for Spain’s Divided Left

María del Vigo
European UnionElections and parties
In the Spanish State, all indicators seem to point in the same direction: we are coming to the end of a cycle, in which what has been called the...
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