Brexit Is Restructuring British Politics
Brexit is pulling the Conservatives to the right, leaving room in the center for an anti-Brexit party.
Western Europe
Horse-Trading Could Change Balance of Power in Dutch Senate
The government could still be vulnerable if opposition parties play their cards right.
France’s Traditional Parties Still Haven’t Recovered from Macron
Unwilling to come to terms with a new political reality, France’s old parties are down in the polls.
Far Right Fills Gaps Left by Merkel and Rutte
The two center-right leaders may have moved too far to the middle.
Rutte Loses Senate Majority, Gains for Dutch Far Right
Prime Minister Mark Rutte’s four-party government is about to lose its majority in the Senate.
Rutte Claims Center in Dutch Midterm Elections
The prime minister once flirted with the far right. Now he calls for compromise in the center.
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.
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.