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Olaf Scholz heckled by pro-Palestinian protesters at SPD rally
Scholz also said freedom of speech must be protected at all costs and condemned violence against politicians. Germany’s Federal Criminal Police say there have been 22 assaults on politicians so far this year, compared to 27 incidents in all of 2023.
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EU elections: Slovakian poll stays open late; Latvia, Malta closed
Slovakia, Latvia and the smallest EU member Malta opened their polls on the third day of elections. In the afternoon the crucial Italian vote got underway, with prime minister Giorgia Meloni and her right-wing Brothers of Italy party hoping to cement their position as powerbroker in Brussels.
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Austrian parties hold final campaign events for EU elections
Four main parties are in the running this year and Austria elects 20 MEPs to the parliament, up from the 19 seats it had in the last election in 2019, due in part to the UK’s 73 seats being partially redistributed following its withdrawal from the union.
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Far right's massive surge will be fragmented. This is why
The signs all point to an overall conservative majority, but the EPP, ECR, and ID will struggle to find the common ground needed to form a right-wing coalition. The inconsistent national and political interests among different conservative forces are creating divisions that are simply too deep.