Rutte Claims Center in Dutch Midterm Elections
The prime minister once flirted with the far right. Now he calls for compromise in the center.
Europe
Party Warms to Merkel’s Successor, Voters Not So Much
Annegret Kramp-Karrenbauer has wood the Christian right, but at the expense of goodwill in the center.
Small EU Countries Resist Franco-German Push for Protectionism
France and Germany fear being crowded out by China and the United States.
Britain Is Still Making Brexit Impossible
Lawmakers vote down the withdrawal agreement a second time.
Germany’s Kramp-Karrenbauer Answers Macron’s Call for EU Reform
Angela Merkel’s designated successor embraces some of the French president’s proposals but warns against overreach.
Macron Doesn’t Need to Appease the Far Right
There is no point in watering down EU reforms. Euroskeptics will oppose them anyway.
How Likely Is Macron’s European Renaissance?
Harmonizing asylum laws and wages may be a bridge too far.
The Euroskeptic Contradiction
Euroskeptics accuse the EU of being undemocratic but resist reforms that could make it more democratic.
Macron Fights His Way Back
Three months after the Yellow Vests, the French president has regained the initiative.
Britain’s New Centrist Party Needs Electoral Reform
There is room in the middle of British politics. The problem is the first-past-the-post system.
Dutch Ruling Parties Likely to Lose Upper House Majority
If the parties lose the Senate, they may need to call early elections for the lower chamber.
What the European Election Polls Reveal
The liberals are poised to become kingmakers. The Euroskeptic right still struggles to unite.
Spanish Parties Rule Out Centrist Coalition After Election
The Citizens rule out a pact with the Socialists, who rule out a pact with the right.
Jeremy Corbyn Is Not the British Bernie Sanders
The Labour Party leader is far, far to the left of the senator from Vermont.
Seven Lawmakers Resign from Britain’s Labour Party
Parliamentarians accuse Jeremy Corbyn of tolerating antisemitism and form their own party.