Martin Schulz set to be the Anti-Merkel candidate
Sigmar Gabriel, German socialist leader, renounced to his candidacy to lead the SPD in the next general election. He served as SPD leader for seven years. “It is about the survival…
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Euro-sceptic party PVV leading polls ahead of Dutch election
Dutch voters choose a new government in March 2017. Last poll by I&O Research shows Euro-sceptic Geert Wilders’s Party for Freedom leading. PVV is particularly popular among youth <35. Here the results:…
Green candidate Van der Bellen wins Austrian presidential election
Early exit polls in the Austrian presidential election indicate that former Green Party leader Alexander Van der Bellen has won with 53.6 percent of the vote. Right-wing candidate Norbert Hofer…
French President François Hollande says he will not seek re-election
French President Francois Hollande said on Thursday he would not seek a second term in next year’s presidential election, a surprise move that clears the way for an alternative left-wing…