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 UnionNordic CountriesElections 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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“Back to Basics”

Frederikke Hellemann, Duroyan Fertl
European UnionNordic CountriesElections 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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Rede von PTB-Präsident Raoul Hedebouw am 1. Mai 2024 in Brüssel, Belgien.
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The Inexorable Rise of the Belgian Workers’ Party

Nico Biver
BeneluxEuropean UnionElections and parties
In Belgien finden die Wahlen zum Europäischen Parlament wieder im Schatten der nationalen Parlaments- und Regionalwahlen statt, somit dürfte auch mit...
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