Politics

How Swedish politics has gradually shifted to the right and what happens next.

Annalena Baerbock and Robert Habeck’s leadership of the Green Party have much to teach us about power-sharing in German politics.

Ioana Banach on imagining a Romanian education system that could provide an alternative to emigration and poverty.

An interview about social issues under Orbán and the upcoming election.

How did the French elections get so polarised?

Portugal heads to the polls in a week. For years an outpost for successful progressive government in the European Union, Portugal’s Socialist-led government lost its majority in late 2021. What can we expect from the snap elections? What role will Portugal’s green political forces play in shaping the country’s future?

Adéla Jurečková examines the results of the parliamentary elections and the ongoing political crisis in the Czech Republic.

In the lead up to the Italian local elections, Marina Adami explains some of the complexities of the current political landscape.

Torrential online abuse is reproducing structural inequalities and weakening democracy.

The government has exploited cultural issues to the detriment of democratic rights and norms, putting already vulnerable groups further at risk.