With parliament roughly split into three blocs, it could take weeks for MPs in a typically conflictual system to build coalitions

No party secured an absolute majority in legislative elections on Sunday, leaving France headed for gridlock or political instability.

No party secured an absolute majority in legislative elections on Sunday, leaving France headed for gridlock or political instability.

The new national assembly meets this week, but what will happen if the three almost equal political blocs cannot agree on a prime minister?

No party got an absolute majority in the National Assembly. Here are some of the ways the country could escape political gridlock. None are easy.

No party got an absolute majority in the National Assembly. Here are some of the ways the country could escape political gridlock. None are easy.

Local elections in Bosnia and Herzegovina (BiH) are scheduled for 6 October 2024. Although Bosnia and Herzegovina received the green light to start...

France is heading into an extended period of political gridlock after a shock defeat for Marine Le Pen’s far right in Sunday’s elections produced...

By Henning Hoff About a year ago, Germany’s first-everNational Security Strategy(NSS) was published after 18 months in the making. The lengthy...

Two weeks ago, I wrote about the rise of the New Right and its challenge to the liberal consensus on social, economic, and environmental policies;...