Russia's Vladimir Putin and Hungary's Viktor Orban are to meet on Tuesday. They both are nationalistic strongmen with a dislike for western liberalism. But the ties between the two are both deeper and more complicated.
Since it was founded as a euroskeptic party in 2013, Germany's populist Alternative for Germany (AfD) has steadily moved towards the more extreme right and swapped out leaders at every step.
Since it was founded as a euroskeptic party in 2013, Germany's populist Alternative for Germany (AfD) has steadily moved towards the more extreme right and swapped out leaders at every step.
The longtime leader and AfD spokesperson said he could no longer fend off the party's more extremist faction. He had already announced his intention to step down as co-chair, but now plans to leave the party entirely.
Roberta Metsola s appointment to President of the European Parliament is the latest in a long-observed pattern. From Marine le Pen to Angela Merkel, why, asks @CostHermanin, are female holders of real executive power nearly always right-wing?