Content in the topic of Voting and Elections

Mark Carney’s Liberal Party has secured one of the greatest political comebacks in living memory. At the turn of the year, the Liberal Party was over 20 points behind the Conservatives in the polls. Fast forward four months and the resignation of Justin Trudeau, the appointment of Mark Carney and the shadow of Trump has propelled the LIberals to a Lazarus-like resurrection of popularity.

On Monday, Olaf Scholz was the first of the amassed European leaders to leave the emergency Paris meeting on the rapidly escalating situation surrounding Ukraine. Unlike the other leaders, Scholz is under remarkable pressure as Germany’s federal election approaches on Sunday. Scholz knows that he will lose his chancellorship, but the complexity of the German electoral system and the guarantee of a coalition means that the divisions in the country are likely to continue, especially under the shadow of the AfD, American tariffs and interference, and now Ukraine.

Yesterday, hundreds of thousands of Germans took to the streets of Berlin to protest against the leader of the centre-right Christian Democratic Union (CDU), Freidrich Merz, after he collaborated with the AfD last week. Merz' decision breaks a longstanding convention in German politics to not work with the far-right. So with the German election just 20-days away, what is happening in Germany?

Yesterday, Belarus’ incumbent president, Alexander Lukashenko, won his seventh term in office. Belarus remains the Kremlin’s closest ally in Europe, previously acting as a staging post for Russian troops entering Ukraine, and with increasing interference in Eastern European elections from Moscow; what does this election result mean for the region and Europe at large?

On Sunday, President Trump promised to bring down inflation, bring back jobs to America and impose tariffs on competitors around the world. But whilst Trump may be insulated from the cold today, how might the UK’s economy fare when exposed to an increasingly protectionist United States?

In recent days, British Prime Minister Keir Starmer, French President Emmanuel Macron, and politicians in Germany preparing for national elections on the 23rd February 2025, have expressed their concerns regarding the influence of Musk on European elections. In particular, MEP’s are calling for enforcement of the Digital Services Act, so what is it and why does it matter?

Today the Government will introduce a motion to allow Veterans cards to be used as identification to vote during elections prompting calls for them to expand options for young people as well.

With the Trump's re-ascension to the White House, Farage will likely be further empowered. How has their relationship evolved over time? How was Farage involved in the 2024 election and what does their relationship mean for the UK in the future?

There can’t be many in Labour celebrating Trump’s return to the White House but perversely, that Republican victory could be the making of Starmer’s premiership if he seeks out the opportunities that will arise.

A second Trump term will be marked by isolationism in trade and security, will harm efforts to address climate change and will empower the hard right at home and across Europe. Closer ties between the UK and the EU has never been more imperative.