13+ hour, 6+ min ago   (816+ words) Here's the scenario: A governing party saddled with a terminally unpopular leader faces annihilation in the next election. Along comes a relatively unknown fresh face ready and qualified to lead that party and do battle against a handy villain — Donald…...

2+ day, 4+ hour ago   (1034+ words) People protest during a rally called by Campact and Fridays for Future named 'Time to Act: Stop the AfD!' in Berlin. Picture John MacDougall/AFP via Getty Images The gains made by Germany’s far-right Alternative für Deutschland (AfD) party should…...

2+ day, 19+ hour ago   (869+ words) Analysis of the latest Electoral Commission filings shows 87% of the £5.4m in donations newly-declared by Nigel Farage’s party came from donors linked to offshore jurisdictions In last week’s Channel 4 News and Verbatim exposé, which filmed senior Reform figures apparently encouraging foreign…...

3+ day, 12+ hour ago   (960+ words) What Americans don’t understand is how connected the alt-right is. It is a coordinated global movement.” The world is waking up to the nightmare prospect that the extremist Alternative for Germany (AfD) party has won a decisive victory in the…...

4+ day, 5+ hour ago   (175+ words) Manitoba Premier Wab Kinew. WINNIPEG — Premier Wab Kinew does not have to face voters until Oct. 5, 2027. That is the last possible date under Manitoba’s fixed-election law. The NDP won government on Oct. 3, 2023, taking 34 of 57 seats with 45.6 percent of the vote....

4+ day, 7+ hour ago   (589+ words) The referendum questions already raise doubts about the UCP’s deeper intentions Well, this puts Premier Danielle Smith’s immigration referendum questions in a harsh new light. The executive director of her office, Bruce McAllister, has praised and cheered a far-right, anti-immigrant party…...

4+ day, 3+ hour ago   (98+ words) Breaking news and analysis on politics, business, world, national news, entertainment and more. In-depth DC, Virginia, Maryland news coverage including traffic, weather, crime, education, restaurant reviews and more. Alternative for Germany is the first far-right party to win a state…...

4+ day, 9+ hour ago   (757+ words) Tim Montgomerie defected to Reform in 2024 Conservative Party defector and political commentator Tim Montgomerie has told the BBC he has resigned from Reform UK, urging Nigel Farage to "get a grip" of the party. Montgomerie defected from the Tories 18 months…...

4+ day, 9+ hour ago   (300+ words) On Sunday, Germany’s Alternative für Deutschland (“AfD”) won a landslide victory in the state of Saxony-Anhalt, taking roughly 44 percent of the vote and more than doubling the total of Chancellor Friedrich Merz’s Christian Democrats. Or, as readers of the American…...

4+ day, 5+ hour ago   (307+ words) Just a quick note this afternoon to go over the updates to the Federal Vote and Seat Projections and the Quebec Election Tracker. It’s been a quieter week on the national polling front, so with only a few new data…...