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Polish presidential election a 'yellow card' for Tusk government
If large urban centres are the core constituency of the liberal government of Polish Prime Minister Donald Tusk, then ...
Romania’s liberal mayor wins presidency, as Portugal and Poland’s election results come in
Romanian, Portuguese and Polish nationals have been casting their ballots, with millions of Europeans taking to the polls on ...
Right-wing populists hopeful after first round of Polish presidential election
There’s a long way to go yet in Poland’s presidential election — but Sunday’s first round was a good day for candidates on ...
Polish presidential election to test if PM's pro-EU vision is Trump-proof
Poles vote on Sunday in a presidential election that will decide whether Warsaw follows the pro-European path set by Prime ...
Exit poll shows liberal mayor and historian are front-runners in Poland presidential election
An exit poll shows that the liberal Warsaw mayor, Rafal Trzaskowski, and a conservative historian, Karol Nawrocki, are the ...
Populist movements see mixed results in Europe election blitz
Nationalism remains the defining matter of European politics as these elections have presented referendums on the populist movements gaining traction in the Old World.
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The liberal favourite stumbles in Poland’s presidential election
IT WAS NO surprise that Rafal Trzaskowski, the liberal mayor of Warsaw, finished ahead of Karol Nawrocki, the candidate ...
Romania’s liberal mayor nears presidential win, as Portugal and Poland’s election results come in
Romanian, Portuguese and Polish nationals have been casting their ballots, with millions of Europeans taking to the polls on ...
Poland’s presidential election could end last vestige of populist resistance to PM Tusk
Since winning power back from the hands of his populist rivals a year and a half ago, Poland’s Prime Minister Donald Tusk has ...
Liberal Bucharest mayor leads Romanian election, says exit poll, as Poland and Portugal also vote
Democratic Alliance (AD) - This alliance includes the centre-right Social Democratic Party. Its leader, Luís Montenegro, won ...
Polish citizens in East to vote in presidential election
More than 3,000 Polish people based in Bedfordshire, Hertfordshire and Buckinghamshire are eligible to vote in the nation's ...
Poland election: what you need to know
Poland will hold the first round of a presidential election on May 18, setting the scene for a vote that will be crucial for ...