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‘Popular primary’ does nothing to mitigate shambles on French left

Poll intended to whittle down number of left and Green candidates in presidential race

Portugal’s Socialists win surprise majority as voters ‘bank on stability’

Prime minister António Costa upsets polls and can now govern without other left support

Portugal’s PM claims Socialists have won full parliamentary majority in general election

Costa has won plaudits for turning around Portugal’s post-crisis economy

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Irexit leader wages war on Covid-19 certs in role paid by EU

Hermann Kelly works for right-wing Romanian MEP who opposes ‘mandatory’ vaccines

Why Bulgaria has the lowest vaccination rate in the EU

Europe Letter: Disinformation on social media fuels vaccine sceptic movement

Coalition backs clean air Bill in workplaces and countrywide

Proposed law intends to afford all workers right to fresh air and provides for inspections

Miriam Lord’s Week: Rented plastic Christmas trees sum up Leinster House festive cheer

Former minister Finian McGrath joins team Shelbourne FC as public affairs officer

Nationalist fury at ruling against Catalan language policy in schools

‘Total immersion’ model has been in place in region’s schools for four decades

Spanish opposition leader under scrutiny after attending Mass for dictator

Pablo Casado’s party says he was at service in Granada at the weekend by accident

James O’Connor to meet Martin as FF future on knife-edge

Cork East TD says he was ‘misled’ over road projects; unrest at FG meeting over NDP

World View: Europe’s centre-left makes a comeback of sorts

Pandemic boosts hybrid social democracy as it battles far-right and radical left

Funeral of Manus O’Riordan told he protected legacy of those who fought fascism

‘He defended those no longer here to speak for themselves in his articles and lectures’

Paris mayor Anne Hidalgo to run for French presidency

Socialist with immigrant roots has tough task to revive party’s post-Hollande fortunes

Sinn Féin has biggest income and spending in Northern Ireland by far

Last year 30 parties in North took in £2,237,841 and spent £2,569,735

Moldovan pro-EU party plans corruption crackdown after election landslide

Allies of President Maia Sandu seek ‘pragmatic, predictable’ relations with Moscow

Macron on the back foot as France’s presidential election campaign starts in earnest

Poor local election results may not mean much but the president’s party base remains weak

The Irish Times view on France’s election: a bad day for frontrunners

President Emmanuel Macron and far-right leader Marine Le Pen fared badly in regional polls at the weekend

Nicolas Sarkozy goes on trial on campaign finance charges

Former French president accused of spending almost twice legal limit on 2012 re-election campaign

Judge grants Albanian couple’s challenge to ‘hopelessy illogical’ protection refusals

Man says he was subject to attack and intimidation over political support

Gsoc interviews garda who fired fatal shots in killing of George Nkencho

Ombudsman to examine mental state of Mr Nkencho before his death

Gardaí fear worsening relations with black community after Nkencho family incident

George Nkencho’s mother brought to the ground in melee with gardaí on Wednesday

Murphy’s Rise movement join People Before Profit party

‘Best opportunity since Connolly was alive’ for radical socialist politics, says Boyd Barrett

Barcelona clashes continues into fifth night after jailing of rapper

Jailing of Pablo Hasel, known for anti-establishment rapping, sparks debate on freedom of expression

Emmanuel Macron under pressure as Covid vaccination rollout falters

France’s handling of coronavirus crisis raises questions over president’s ability to win re-election

Spanish small-town mayors face flak for getting coronavirus vaccine

Politicians received Covid-19 jab despite not being high risk

Pandemic exposes cracks in Portugal’s left-wing pact

‘Odd contraption’ that keeps minority government in power under serious strain

Those in Ireland who depart from consensus are often isolated and ignored

Whether on efficacy of vaccines or economic management, dissent can show its worth

Australia’s first national poet – An Irishman’s Diary on Bernard O’Dowd

Ex-election candidate Saoirse McHugh quits Greens saying electoral politics alone doesn’t work

Former election candidate says ‘only way forward is climate justice’

Bulgaria’s prime minister digs in as anti-corruption protests grow

Boyko Borisov resists calls from country’s president and opposition party to resign

Coronavirus: Record new cases in US as preventive measures prove divisive

Australia limits number of citizens returning as virus surges

Environmentalists win big in ‘green wave’ of French municipal elections

Europe Écologie Les Verts seize town halls in Besançon, Bordeaux, Lyon and Strasbourg

Macron faces day of humiliation as local elections reconfigure French politics

Sunday’s elections will be chastening after a disastrous campaign by president’s LREM

Election landslide boosts Serbia's president before Kosovo talks

Aleksandar Vucic hails party’s ‘historic’ win ahead of Moscow and Washington meetings

Spain to extend state of emergency as Covid-19 death toll passes 1,700

Coronavirus: Prime minister says military will take greater role with ‘worst yet to come’

Macron leads months-long homage to Charles de Gaulle

Paris Letter: Quadruple commemorations for wartime leader on anniversary of 1940 speech

Pension reform goal eroding Macron party as more members depart

‘Parliamentary fiasco’ claims as La République en Marche seeks to raise retirement age

Coppinger hopes track record on Repeal and water charges will repel SF surge

Election 2020 Dublin West canvass: keen competition for four seats

Leaders’ TV debate: Martin puts in his best performance so far

Fianna Fáil leader probably emerged the narrow winner, mixing emotive argument with calm authority

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