Smart Policies, Wrong Vision from Germany’s Social Democrats
The party has a plan to help middle-income voters, but it tries to sell it as an agenda for social justice.
Europe
Voters Notice SNP Has Neglected Education, Health Care
Scottish nationalists have been distracted by their quest for independence.
European Military Cooperation Need Not Weaken NATO
European military integration would augment NATO and signal European, in the absence of American, resolve.
Pedro Sánchez 2.0
The reelected Spanish Socialist Party leader promises to be more disruptive this time around.
Sánchez’ Revenge: Spanish Socialist Leader Stages Comeback
The former party leader avenges himself against the woman who toppled him.
Dutch Parties Need a Little Theater Before Forming Government
Politicians enter into talks they know will probably fail.
Catalonia’s Marriage of Convenience on Edge
A yearning for independence brought left and right together. It may not be enough to keep them united.
Recalcitrant Hungary and Poland Exhaust Europe’s Patience
Lawmakers open a probe into Hungary’s democracy. Ministers admonish Poland for attacking the courts.
Macron Rewards Loyalists in Centrist French Cabinet
The new president elevates centrists from the two major parties who supported him in the election.
Four-Party Talks to Form Dutch Government Collapse
Negotiations to form a government with the Greens break down.
Schulz Not the Future of Social Democracy After All
Cosmopolitan and working-class voters both like the new party leader. But they don’t vote for him.
After Presidential Defeat, French Parties Divided
Many lawmakers do not even seek reelection.
May Adopts Energy Policy Her Predecessor Called “Nuts”
When Labour proposed to freeze energy rates, the Conservatives thought it was crazy.
British Conservatives Turn into UKIP
Voters believe Theresa May when she accuses the EU of interfering in the British election.
National Front Has Most to Gain from Becoming Conservative
That would mean emphasizing social, not economic, issues and learning to live with the EU.