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🇸🇪“Shaken, but not stirred” - 2024 Swedish Far-Right Scandals and Outcomes
2024 saw Sweden’s far-right shrug off scandals—from a covert “troll factory” to extremist wedding guests—while galvanising their base. Now they threaten…
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Vladan Lausevic
🇫🇷 Prison, nuclear power, and a budget
Final newsletter of the year, Irish General Election Takeaways, Sarkozy condemned to prison, Flamanville nuclear reactor finally connected to French…
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Julien Hoez
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🇮🇪Irish General Election: Three Key Takeaways
Ireland’s general election saw a lot of interest in this year of elections, but what actually happened? and what can we learn from the results?
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Ciarán O' Driscoll
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🇫🇷Bayrou's Career Pinacle
Prime Minister François Bayrou faces an uphill battle, and Moody’s downgrades France's credit rating
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Julien Hoez
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🇫🇷Falling governments
Commenting on Barnier’s government collapse, Assad’s Syrian dictatorship has fallen, and Notre-Dame de Paris officially opens, attended by Macron…
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Julien Hoez
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🇮🇪Irish General Election: Three Key Qs Answered
Ireland’s general election will grapple with housing, healthcare, and immigration crises, as Sinn Féin’s support dips and far-right movements seek a…
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Ciarán O' Driscoll
🇫🇷Pantheonisations
Marc Bloch to be transferred to the Panthéon, La France Insoumise move to repeal crime of “glorifying terrorism”, and Gabriel Attal to lead Renaissance
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Julien Hoez
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🇫🇷A new World
Tragic flooding in Spain, Trump wins The White House, Rassemblement National target, Reconquete MEP with sexism, Bardella’s book banned from rail…
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Julien Hoez
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🇫🇷 Chronic infighting
Elisabeth Borne fights uphill battle against Gabriel Attal, Government implosion over Assemblée VP role, and the Paris prosecutor's office investigates…
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Julien Hoez
🇫🇷Amendment warfare and counterfactuals
Amendment carnage on 2025 budget, Emmanuel Macron harpoons ministers over Israel claims, Lucie Castets career on the line, and a caption contest
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Julien Hoez
🇫🇷More(?) money, more(?) problems?
Barnier’s austerity budget, Fitch agency warns on French deficit, Gas tax conflict between ministers, and Marion Maréchal Le Pen launches a new party
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Julien Hoez
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🇫🇷Opportunities aplenty
Gerald Darmanin launches presidential springboard with "Populaire", Emmanuel Macron calls for arms sale embargo on Israel, and then Macron tackles…
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Julien Hoez
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