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AfD Surge Tests Germany’s Center as Saxony‑Anhalt Win Piles Pressure on Merz

Chancellor Friedrich Merz is scrambling after the AfD won a near‑majority in Saxony‑Anhalt.

Government Delays Fuel Excise Hikes and Plans Gradual Rollback

Frederiksen Forms Centre‑Left Minority Government to Defend Greenland

Social Democrats and Fine Gael Win Split By‑Elections as Transfers Decide Outcomes

Social Democrats Take Dublin Central as Galway West Count Remains Too Close to Call

Romania’s Social Democrats Join Far-Right Party to File No-Confidence Motion Against Prime Minister

Ireland Sets May 22 Bye-Elections for Dublin Central and Galway West

Frederiksen Begins Coalition Talks After Danish Vote Leaves No Majority

Frederiksen’s Bloc Leads Denmark Vote With No Majority as Moderates Hold Balance

CDU Ousts SPD in Rhineland-Palatinate as AfD Posts Record Western Surge

Social Democrats Open to All Parties as Cairns Sets Out Growth Push

Social Democrats Lose Copenhagen in Denmark’s Local Elections for First Time in Over a Century

Eoin Hayes Apologizes for 2009 Obama Costume as Social Democrats Condemn Blackface