An alleged Russian campaign to support a nationalist candidate raises alarms
Bucharest scrapped presidential election after ‘illegal’ social media campaign used tactics seen in Moldova poll
An ultranationalist who has praised Putin has upended the post-communist order and is on the brink of power
Elena Lasconi would be country’s first female president, but voters are tilting towards ultranationalist Călin Georgescu
Presidential election could be held again next month if top court annuls first-round results
Constitutional Court to decide on Friday whether to annul first-round results after complaints that poll was subject to foreign interference
Bucharest lodges complaint after far-right candidate who went viral on Chinese platform topped presidential vote
Mikheil Kavelashvili nominated by ruling Georgian Dream party to succeed pro-EU incumbent
Second-term team reflects growing appeal of conservative and hard-right parties in Europe
Liberal opposition figure to face Russia-friendly ultranationalist on December 8
Far-right leader George Simion campaigns on cutting aid for Kyiv in bid to become president
Patriots and ultraconservatives push centre-right EPP away from its allies
Antipathy to big government and big business has helped spur the rise of a third force in US politics
Democratic norms look unusually fragile in the US. Historian Mark Mazower argues that it is an outlier, not a precursor
If the party changes, the US rightwing realignment won’t last
Populist nationalists on both sides of the Atlantic share common ideas. But there are tensions just beneath the surface
Instead of regretting how populists exploit resentments, liberals need to find out what those resentments are
Populism seems certain to lose some big fights to traditional GOP policies over the next few years
The Republican president-elect is inaugurating a new era in US politics and perhaps for the world as a whole
The president-elect has fundamentally shifted the norms and ideology of American politics
Quelling the rage is a democratic imperative across the world
In the US presidential campaign and beyond, politics is taking a heavy psychological toll. Can we raise the tone?
The changed political and cultural landscape makes a reset unlikely
Prime Minister Robert Fico has tightened his grip on Slovakia using Hungarian leader Viktor Orbán’s playbook as inspiration
Far-right leader reverses at last minute on emergency law to curb immigration
