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''I have decided to continue on with even more strength at the helm of the government of Spain,” he said in a televised speech after informing King Felipe VI of the decision earlier Monday. But many wondered if it was necessary to keep the country in suspense for five days, and had expected Sanchez to either resign or to call a confidence motion. Sanchez said after days of reflection, he saw his continuity as a new chapter, and said that he will dedicate his efforts to the regeneration of political life and to expel what he considers to be a campaign of lies and discredit from the far-right. '...
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Spanish Prime Minister Pedro Sánchez has suspended his schedule to consider resigning, a decision he has pondered for five days. The possibility of his resignation has divided the country, with an announcement expected today. The fallout from Sánchez's potential resignation has triggered widespread political turmoil, with demonstrations both supporting and opposing his continuation in office occurring across the country. The largest rally took place this Saturday, organised by his supporters in front of the party's headquarters on Ferraz Street. ‘Pedro, we are with you’The Socialist Party's le...
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Ahead of EU elections, the frontrunner of the Party of European Socialists met his SPD counterpart in Berlin on Monday. Nicolas Schmit - currently the EU Commissioner for Employment and Social Rights - held talks with the Social Democratic Party's lead candidate Katharina Barley. "Every election is important," he said. "But if we look around us and see the general context, then this election is a very important election." Europeans voting in June's European Parliament elections face a "choice of direction," he continued. "Not only internationally, but also internally - where Europe should actu...
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Portugal faces weeks of political uncertainty following inconclusive general election results, which also reinforces a resurgence of the radical right across Europe. The rise of the populist party, Chega, in Sunday's vote has brought the hard right to the forefront of Portuguese politics. With the outcome hanging in the balance, the competition between two major moderate parties remains undecided as they await crucial results from overseas voters. Official results are expected to be released within two weeks. The remarkable ascent of Chega, a party just five years old, is evident in its increa...
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Portugal’s political future is hanging in the balance after a general election Sunday, after an unprecedented surge in support for a populist party that finished third left the two moderate mainstream parties without a majority. The centre-right Social Democrat-led Democratic Alliance won 79 seats in the 230-seat National Assembly, Portugal’s Parliament, after all votes cast in Portugal were counted. The centre-left Socialist Party, in power the past eight years, got 77 seats. The deciding votes will come from voters abroad to distribute the final four parliamentary seats after an election nig...
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Polls have officially opened on Sunday in Portugal’s general election with mainstream moderates trying to keep a populist party at bay. The election, with 10.8 million registered voters, is set against a backdrop of corruption and economic hardship that have eroded faith in moderate mainstream parties and could push a significant number of voters into the arms of a radical right populist party. A slew of recent corruption scandals has tarnished the two parties that have alternated in power for decades — the centre-left Socialist Party and the centre-right Social Democratic Party, which is runn...
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This week we are joined by Laura Shields, from Red Thread EU, Kait Bolongaro, from MLex Europe, and Andrea Renda, from CEPS, the Centre for European Policy Studies. The elections for the European Parliament - now fewer than 100 days away - were our main topic of discussion as campaigning started in earnest with both the Socialist and Democrats (S&D) and the European People's Party (EPP) holding their congresses over the previous week. With the extremes expected to do well, our panel of experts debated whether the rise of far-right, illiberal voices threatens the principles and values on which ...
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Schmit, the current European Commissioner for jobs and social rights, received the mandate by acclamation on Saturday afternoon at the end of the party's congress in Rome. The 70-year-old politician from Luxembourg led the internal race uncontested, as he was the only name put forward. "We will not allow that Europe will take the path of austerity and social repression as it did during the financial crisis. This is the main argument, this why we want to win these elections, together, in all 27 member states," Schmit told the audience at La Nuvola, on the outskirts of Rome, as he took the stage...
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