Rightwing candidate secures rare victory for Maga movement in Europe
Also in this newsletter: Drone strikes overshadow next round of Ukraine-Russia peace talks
Pro-EU mayor of Warsaw Rafał Trzaskowski is polling neck-and-neck with his rightwing Maga rival Karol Nawrocki
Mark Mazower on the long history and troubled present of the transatlantic relationship
People are willing to tolerate transparent conflicts of interest but they won’t stand for hypocrisy
Moderate parties are running out of time to find ways to satisfy voters’ concerns
Being pro-Trump pays dividends as European politics swings sharply right
Interior minister Bruno Retailleau has emulated far right on migration and crime
Bucharest mayor Nicuşor Dan defeats far-right frontrunner George Simion in second-round vote
The country is generating the kind of wealth that raises the risk of an anti-capitalist revolt
Voters face stark choice between pro-EU Nicușor Dan and ultranationalist George Simion as president
Romania and Poland’s votes could impact rule of law, Ukraine support and embolden the bloc’s eastern awkward squad
Also in this newsletter: EU-US trade talks ‘intensify’ as trade war truce nears half time
New chancellor is sceptical that prohibiting the party will curb its appeal
Far-right frontrunner faces pro-EU centrist after last year’s vote cancellation over alleged Russian meddling
The real culprits for the rise of the right are the complacent parties who have ruled since the 1989 revolution
Support for ultranationalist George Simion causes uproar in Romania’s ethnic Hungarian community
Ultranationalist frontrunner George Simion represents ‘culture of violence and hate’, according to Nicuşor Dan
There may no longer be space for two major parties of the traditional middle after Reform’s disruption
Voters who secured pro-EU prime minister’s victory disengage from presidential campaign after feeling let down
In Latin America, the ‘pink tide’ is running out and offering global capital new hope
Classification reignites debate about banning party that ‘devalues entire population groups’
Rise of Nigel Farage’s Reform UK threatens the Labour-Conservative duopoly
With a more volatile electorate, all parties need to adapt to face down populism
Crin Antonescu and Nicușor Dan hope to defeat Maga-style populist George Simion in presidential run-off next month
