Swedish prime minister, Ulf Kristersson, has come under fire after admitting that he regularly consults AI tools for a second opinion in his role running the country
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Japan’s PM Shigeru Ishiba vows to stay on despite ruling coalition’s loss in upper house election
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The right-wing Dutch cabinet has fallen
I do not have an English source yet, but there are two Dutch liveblogs: https://nos.nl/liveblog/2569753-pvv-stapt-uit-de-coalitie-vvd-nsc-en-bbb-reageren-vol-onbegrip...
I do not have an English source yet, but there are two Dutch liveblogs:
https://nos.nl/liveblog/2569753-pvv-stapt-uit-de-coalitie-vvd-nsc-en-bbb-reageren-vol-onbegrip
It's happened after the far-right PVV wanted to have more measures against migration, which were (in my opinion) unrealistic and inhumane.
This'll most likely mean Dutch snap elections soon.
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Friedrich Merz’s bid to become Germany’s tenth chancellor fails first ballot by six votes – confirmed in a second vote held on the same day
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Sweden's government has announced its intention to pursue a gun control reform law after an attack in the city of Örebro killed eleven people
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Ex-NATO chief Jens Stoltenberg will be Norway's finance minister – former military alliance chief returns to the political fray in Oslo after governing coalition collapsed
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Norway's PM Jonas Gahr Støre left heading minority government after coalition partner pulls out over EU market rules it says make it impossible to shield citizens from high electricity prices
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Iceland's youngest-ever prime minister Kristrún Frostadóttir, who entered politics just four years ago, talks about feminism, the far right and reopening talks on joining the EU
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Iceland's incoming government will put EU membership to referendum by 2027 – 2008 financial crisis, Brexit and a range of domestic issues has meant country is slowly warming to the idea
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Icelanders will elect a new parliament Saturday after disagreements over immigration, energy policy and the economy forced PM Bjarni Benediktsson to pull the plug on his coalition government
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Landslide win for Sri Lanka’s leftist coalition in snap general elections
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German government coalition collapses as Olaf Scholz sacks Finance Minister Christian Lindner
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Iceland on track for snap election as government falls – disagreements on issues including foreign policy and asylum seekers, says Bjarni Benediktsson
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Paetongtarn Shinawatra becomes Thailand’s next PM, youngest ever
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The future starts in South Africa
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Icelandic PM Katrín Jakobsdóttir announced her resignation – said that she will run for president, a ceremonial post that is mostly above the daily political fray
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Geert Wilders’ hopes of becoming Dutch PM dim after centrist party quits talks
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Geert Wilders’ coalition negotiator steps down over alleged fraud
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Far-right leader Geert Wilders wins Dutch election
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Geert Wilders set for political comeback in Dutch election
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Norway's government risks crisis over a contentious package of EU energy bills
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Norway's foreign minister ousted after weapons-maker shares scandal – husband had been making financial deals that could have affected her ministerial duties
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New Zealand in political limbo as National considers shape of coalition
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Finland faces autumn of discontent with strikes and protests over government's austerity budget
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Professionals in Sweden are pushing back hard against a rightwing plan to make them snitch on undocumented migrants
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Three Finnish opposition parties have called for a vote of no-confidence in the government to be held later this week over a racism scandal
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Finnish government unveils new plan to try and shake off the stigma of racism that has marred the first months of Prime Minister Petteri Orpo's right-wing coalition
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A series of racism scandals within the new Finnish government has led to calls for a ban on the swastika and the hammer and sickle
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Former Finnish prime minister Sanna Marin speaks out after far-right government party rocked by three racism scandals
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Latvia's prime minister announces resignation
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Third racism scandal hits Finland's government in space of a month – Wille Rydman used racial slurs in private messages according to Helsingin Sanomat
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Germany's far-right AfD sees poll numbers surging to nearly 20% nationwide
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Finland's right-wing government is facing yet another crisis after old comments from a far-right blog forum, purportedly written by Riikka Purra, re-surfaced
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Prime Minister Mark Rutte hands in resignation as Dutch government collapses over asylum row
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Finland's new economy minister has resigned after just ten days in office over remarks he made at a far-right event four years ago
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Protesters gather in Helsinki over ministers' far-right links – several hundred people protest against new rightwing administration's austerity and immigration-cutting programme
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Finland's new economy minister has apologised for extremist remarks after it emerged he addressed a far-right group four years ago
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Finland's far-right Perussuomalaiset party has agreed to enter a coalition government with the centre-right Kokoomus and two other groups
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Finnish far right in talks to join coalition government – negotiations set to begin in early May will include the anti-immigration party Perussuomalaiset
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The results of Finland's parliamentary elections signal a tumultuous period ahead – what happened to Sanna Marin and what to expect next
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Sanna Marin's human rights legislation for indigenous Sámi fails – Sámi Parliament Act failed to get past the final committee stage in Finnish parliament
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Setback for EU migration plans as Sweden assumes bloc's presidency – Swedish government thought to be reluctant to alienate far-right Sverigedemokraterna
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Dutch prime minister apologizes for the Netherlands’ role in the slave trade
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Denmark's new coalition government is set to scrap a bank holiday to boost defence spending – hopes of boosting productivity and economic activity
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Denmark to try out first grand coalition government since 1970s – been without a permanent government for forty-two days, beating the previous record
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Sanna Marin's Finnish government could collapse, as human rights laws stalled – new Sámi Parliament Act is the right of self-determination
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Denmark's centre-left has secured the most votes in a general election – unexpectedly gained two seats and secured its best result in two decades
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Denmark's election on Tuesday is expected to change its political landscape, with new parties hoping to enter parliament and others seeing their support dwindle
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Ulf Kristersson, the leader of the conservative Moderaterna, was elected on Monday as Sweden's prime minister with the support of the anti-immigration Sverigedemokraterna
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Danish general election called after PM faces mink cull ultimatum – Mette Frederiksen bypasses vote of no confidence by calling 1 November ballot
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