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Hire factcheckers to fight election fake news, EU tells tech firms
Parliamentary elections thought vulnerable to fake news will test social media firms and bloc’s new DSA...
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North Carolina schools candidate who called for Obama’s death put on the spot
Michele Morrow, the far-right Republican running to oversee public schools in the state, said she is...
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Populist parties’ divisions jeopardise chances of setting European agenda
Survey shows supporters of nationalist parties hold widely differing views on EU membership, migration and support...
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Rule of law declining across EU, report warns
Civil liberties network says in states where far-right parties influence power, rule-of-law deterioration risks becoming systemicThe...
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Formation of Dutch government advances as far-right Wilders admits he can’t be PM
Four parties have agreed to pursue ‘extra-parliamentary’ cabinet, says mediator overseeing tense coalition talksDutch coalition talks...
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Geert Wilders gives up hope of being Dutch PM due to lack of support
Leader of far-right Freedom party, which came first in election last year, was unable to get...
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Portugal election: centre-right alliance claims victory, rejects role for far right
Democratic Alliance leader Luis Montenegro says it will not rely on Chega party to governThe leader...
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Portugal’s far-right Chega party eyes kingmaker role as country goes to polls
Election triggered by resignation of prime minister António Costa could see scandal-hit Socialist party ousted by...
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‘We have never been this close’: Portuguese far right aims for election breakthrough
André Ventura is hoping discontent with mainstream politics will hand his Chega party a kingmaker roleTempting...
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Crisis in Hungarian politics is exposing Orbán’s vulnerabilities. Will it sway undecided voters?
President’s resignation shines light on gap between government’s behaviour and rhetoric as country prepares for local...
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Task of forming majority government in Netherlands just got a lot harder
Departure of NSC’s Pieter Omtzigt from coalition talks leaves Geert Wilders needing to negotiate, with several...
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About 200,000 people protest across Germany against far-right AfD party
Chancellor says protests are ‘strong sign in favour of democracy’ as demonstrators gather in Berlin, Dresden,...
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Man who threw Molotov cocktails at Ohio church gets 18-year prison term
Aimenn Penny, 20, had firebombed the church in Chesterland in protest of a planned drag brunch...
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AfD narrowly loses first election since mass deportation meeting revelations
District runoff in Thuringia closely watched to gauge whether huge protests against party have dented supportThe...
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Argentinians stage nationwide strike against Javier Milei’s far-right agenda
Tens of thousands of marchers take to streets as schools and businesses close in protest at...
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‘Anti-European’ populists on track for big gains in EU elections, says report
France, Poland and Austria among nine countries where radical rightwing parties predicted to finish firstPopulist “anti-European”...
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‘You will not replace us’: a deadly attack on a Slovakian gay bar – and its link to a fast-spreading racist ideology
Fifteen months after two men were shot in Bratislava, evidence suggests the killer may have been...
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Jetsetting Orbán is speed-dating global strongmen – but at what cost?
Hungarian PM met a who’s who of rightwing leaders on his travels in 2023, as critics...
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New French PM seeks to send strong message on law and order
Gabriel Attal attempts to set tone as Macron government tries to counter rise of Marine Le...
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Gabriel Attal becomes youngest French PM as Macron tries to revive popularity
Attal, 34, rose in opinion polls during his time as education minister and may help ruling...
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Alex Jones offers $55m to Sandy Hook families to satisfy $1.5bn judgment
Families of the slain schoolchildren had earlier proposed an $85m settlement for the Infowars host’s lies...
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Javier Milei sworn in as president in ‘tipping point’ for Argentina
Radical libertarian likens his election to fall of Berlin Wall in inauguration speech with strong echoes...
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Marine and Jean-Marie Le Pen to stand trial over alleged misuse of EU funds
French far-right party denies irregularities in employment of parliamentary assistantsFrench far-right politician Marine Le Pen will...
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‘It was heartbreaking’: Muslim mayor comes to terms with Dutch election result
Ahmed Marcouch, directly targeted by Geert Wilders during his career, grapples with how best to heal...