Politics

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‘I thought it was me as a doctor’: 10 of the best political excuses ever

• POLITICO
• Apr 14, 2026

From Boris Johnson to Rudy Giuliani, top politicians have come up with some imaginative justifications for alleged misbehavior.

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Poland’s nationalist right recalibrates after Orbán’s heavy election loss

• Wojciech Kość
• Apr 14, 2026

Polish PM Donald Tusk is crowing that Péter Magyar's victory is also a win for him, while the right works out how to distance itself from Orbán.

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Don’t read too much into Orbán’s defeat

• Jamie Dettmer
• Apr 14, 2026

Magyar's win is not a rejection of national conservatism — and it is far from a liberal victory.

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Péter Magyar maps out grand bargain to reset Hungary’s ties with Brussels

• Max Griera, Nicholas Vinocur, Gregorio Sorgi
• Apr 14, 2026

Hungary's new leader is racing the clock to regain access to billions of euros in EU funds, but at the same time needs to satisfy many demands from Br...

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Inside the Starmer foreign policy team trying to survive in Trump’s world

• Dan Bloom, Esther Webber
• Apr 14, 2026

POLITICO spoke to 23 current and former U.K. government aides and politicians to map the network advising the British PM at a moment of crisis.

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Fear of populists is pushing governments to oppose expanding the EU

• Nicholas Vinocur, Gabriel Gavin, Sebastian Starcevic
• Apr 14, 2026

Leaders fear debates about bringing in new members will revive "Polish plumber"-like rhetoric and play into hands of far right.

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Giorgia Meloni’s problem from hell: Donald Trump

• Hannah Roberts
• Apr 14, 2026

The Italian prime minister was caught on Monday between loyalty to the U.S. president and risking her political capital with conservative voters.

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How Orbán lost the Hungarian election

• Max Griera
• Apr 13, 2026

For two years, the Hungarian leader watched his support slip away.

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EU leaders cheer Orbán’s defeat

• Ferdinand Knapp
• Apr 13, 2026

“Welcome back to Europe!” Polish Prime Minister Donald Tusk wrote in a social media post.

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Bulgaria’s elections are not for sale, PM insists as he vows crackdown on tampering

• Antoaneta Roussi
• Apr 13, 2026

Sofia is battling to fend off meddling, as the country heads into yet another vote.

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Vance, Putin … Zelenskyy: The losers and winners of Hungary’s seismic election

• Max Griera
• Apr 12, 2026

Here who's fuming at the result — and who's breathing a sigh of relief.

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Orbán just lost his populist touch

• Jamie Dettmer
• Apr 12, 2026

The Hungarian PM misread his electorate by bashing the EU and Ukraine. Instead, people cared more about his cronyism and economic mismanagement.