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Al Jazeera
19-05-2025
- Politics
- Al Jazeera
Europe's political centre holds in weekend of elections
It was called Super Sunday – three elections in European Union nations on the same day. All eyes were on Romania's presidential run-off – a crucial vote for the NATO member, in which a centrist victory has been welcomed by the EU and Ukraine. In Poland, the governing party's pro-EU candidate and his right-wing nationalist rival are set for a decisive second-round vote in June. But the centrist Warsaw mayor's slim lead means the country could still lean towards populism. Perhaps the biggest change was in Portugal, where the centre-right alliance won snap parliamentary elections as the far right won a record number of votes. Europe's political centre appears to be holding but for how much longer? And will these results reassure an EU seeking respite from the turbulence of populist politics? Presenter: Adrian Finighan Guests: Pieter Cleppe, editor-in-chief, Piotr Buras, head of the European Council on Foreign Relations Antonio Costa Pinto, professor of political science, University of Lisbon
Al Jazeera
11-04-2025
- Politics
- Al Jazeera
Can Europeans alone change the course of Russia's war in Ukraine?
European defence ministers from the so-called 'coalition of the willing' have been meeting in Brussels to discuss boosting military support for Ukraine. Some countries are considering the possible deployment of peacekeepers if a ceasefire is agreed. The talks are part of a renewed push by Europe to arm Ukraine against Russia's invasion, after the US made military support a condition of Kyiv's participation in peace talks. Meanwhile, the EU's latest effort to rally funding for Ukraine has only exposed disunity in the bloc. So, does Europe have the means and the will to keep Ukraine in the fight, as Washington looks for a way out? Presenter: James Bays Guests: Pieter Cleppe – Editor-in-chief of Marina Miron – Researcher in the War Studies Department of King's College London Anatol Lieven – Director of the Eurasia Program at the Quincy Institute for Responsible Statecraft
