22 h. ago Rob Jetten celebrates ‘historic result’ as his centrist D66 party is projected to win Dutch election – Europe live

Although final results are yet to be announced, analysis by the Netherlands news agency ANP suggests D66 has unassailable lead over Geert Wilders’ far-right PVVThe ANP news agency offered a bit more colour on how they reached their conclusion, via De Telegraaf.The agency looked at various scenarios of what could happen with the outstanding votes – in Venray and from overseas postal voters – and concluded that, accounting for historical patterns, the PVV could no longer catch up D66, which currently leads by just over 15,000 votes. Continue reading...

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58 h. ago Boris Johnson tells Tories to stop ‘bashing green agenda’ or risk losing next election

Former PM says he has not seen party ‘soaring in the polls as a result of saying what rubbish net zero is’Boris Johnson has warned the Conservatives they will not win the next election by “bashing the green agenda”.The former prime minister said he had not seen the Conservatives “soaring in the polls as a result of saying what rubbish net zero is”. Continue reading...

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59 h. ago Centrist D66 party will win most seats in Dutch election, exit poll predicts

Result would pave the way for the Netherlands’ first out gay prime minister and end far-right populist Geert Wilders’ time in powerThe liberal-progressive D66 party was on track to become the largest in the Dutch parliament, according to an exit poll, after a snap general election in which Geert Wilders’ far-right Freedom party was predicted to lose a third of its seats.The exit poll, with a one- to two-seat margin of error, gave the centrist party an estimated 27 MPs in the 150-seat assembly, possibly clearing a path for its 38-year-old leader, Rob Jetten, to become the Netherlands’ youngest and first out gay prime minister. Continue reading...

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59 h. ago Centrist D66 party projected to win most seats in Dutch election

Result would pave the way for the Netherlands’ first out gay prime minister and end far-right populist Geert Wilders’ time in powerThe liberal-progressive D66 party was forecast to become the largest in the Dutch parliament, after a snap general election in which Geert Wilders’ far-right Freedom party was predicted to lose a third of its seats.With half of all votes counted early on Thursday, the centrist D66 party was projected to win 27 seats in the 150-seat assembly, beating the Freedom party on 25. Continue reading...

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61 h. ago Centrist D66 party set to win most seats in Dutch election, exit poll suggests

Result would pave the way for the Netherlands’ first out gay prime minister and end far-right populist Geert Wilders’ time in powerThe liberal-progressive D66 party was on track to become the largest in the Dutch parliament, according to an exit poll, after a snap general election in which Geert Wilders’ far-right Freedom party was seen losing a third of its seats.The poll, with a one- to two-seat margin of error, gave the centrist party an estimated 27 MPs in the 150-seat assembly, possibly clearing a path for its 38-year-old leader, Rob Jetten, to become the Netherlands’ youngest and first out gay prime minister. Continue reading...

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62 h. ago Dutch parliamentary election on a knife edge as race between Geert Wilders' far

The poll showed that D66 would win 27 seats, a rise of 18 compared to the 2023 election, while Wilders' Party for Freedom would lose 12 seats to finish at 25 seats.

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62 h. ago Mark Drakeford says his electoral system a reason why Reform UK won't win power in Wales

The former First Minister claimed the new electoral system he helped to introduce will prevent Reform UK from forming a government in Wales

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62 h. ago Liberal D66 party set to win Dutch parliamentary elections, exit poll suggests

The far-right Freedom party is projected to come second

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62 h. ago Centrist D66 party expected to win most seats in Netherlands election – Europe live

Exit poll suggests Geert Wilders’ far-right PVV could finish second, but election is deemed ‘too close to call’The Anne Frank House is not the only unusual place where voters can cast their votes today.The Dutch Vogue has a list of 11 special locations, including a children’s zoo in Amsterdam, the marine museum in Rotterdam, the miniature park in The Hague. Continue reading...

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69 h. ago Labour will prove polls wrong and win Holyrood election, says Sarwar

A recent poll put Scottish Labour third behind Reform UK ahead of next May’s ballot.

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2 d. ago President of Tanzania set for election win after rival candidates barred

Samia Suluhu Hassa likely victorious after rival disqualifications led to protests

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3 d. ago As Netherlands goes to the polls again, Geert Wilders faces isolation

With other parties refusing to govern with the far-right leader, months of political deadlock may lie aheadDutch election: the key players and main issuesVoters in the Netherlands return to the polls on Wednesday less than two years after Geert Wilders led his party to a shock election win that the anti-immigration agitator could well repeat – but this time, with little chance of his party ending up in government.Polls suggest that Wilders’ far-right Freedom party (PVV) could again finish first in a vote triggered when he pulled it out of a fractious and ineffectual four-party rightwing coalition last June in a row over his 10-point plan for a radical crackdown on refugees. Continue reading...

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4 d. ago Milei’s win in Argentina had Trump’s fingerprints all over it. But just how long will their friendship last? | Jordana Timerman

The Argentine president’s libertarian experiment is in tatters, and his hold on power seems increasingly dependent on volatile US supportJordana Timerman is a journalist based in Buenos Aires; she edits the Latin America Daily BriefingIn 1946, Argentina was emerging from military rule, an empowered labour movement was reshaping politics and Col Juan Perón, a leftwing leader who had introduced a raft of popular workers’ rights decrees, was rising fast in the polls. The then US ambassador, Spruille Braden, had other ideas about who should win the national election that year, and he openly campaigned against Perón in Buenos Aires. Braden’s action stands out as one of the most brazen instances of US interference in Argentina’s politics. Until now.The Argentine president, Javier Milei, who won a resounding midterm victory on Sunday, has received ample support from Donald Trump. Ahead of the congressional elections, Trump endorsed Milei and warned: “If he loses, we are not going to be gen...

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5 d. ago Argentina’s Javier Milei hails ‘historic’ win in pivotal elections

Free-market president wins endorsement for reforms after weeks of financial market turmoil

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6 d. ago Catherine Connolly vows to be president for all after election win

‘My message is, use your voice in every way you can,’ Ms Connolly told the crowd gathered at Dublin Castle.

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8 d. ago Darts star Gerwyn Price left feeling gutted after supporting Nigel Farage's Reform party

Gerwyn Price was left disappointed after Nigel Farage's Reform party failed to win the Caerphilly by-election, with Plaid Cymru securing victory in Wales

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9 d. ago Dutch general election focuses on migration and housing crisis as Wilders seeks another win

The Dutch election is highlighting two major issues

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9 d. ago Scotland will get new nuclear power station if Labour win Holyrood election, Miliband says

Plans for a new nuclear power station in Scotland will be developed by the UK Government, Ed Miliband has confirmed.

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9 d. ago Miliband: Labour will invite nuclear bosses to Scotland day after election win

The Scottish Government under the SNP has been against new nuclear power.

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1 week ago Fresh Reform UK surge puts Nigel Farage's party on course to win Welsh Senedd elections ahead of Labour and Plaid Cymru

The Beaufort Research survey found Nigel Farage's party were backed by 30 per cent of Welsh voters - up five percentage points from a previous poll in June.

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