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Former Vice President Mike Pence reiterated his call on Republicans to resist what he called the “siren song of populism” during the 2024 presidential race, signaling that it will be his theme throughout his rumored run.

Right-wing wins spell end of the Marin govt, perhaps best known for partying when she was, by her own virus rules, supposed to be quarantined.

The Dutch insurgent populist Farmer-Citizen Movement (BBB) party dominated last week’s provincial elections to such a degree that it became the largest party in the country despite being outspent in media advertising by ten other parties.

Sen. J.D. Vance (R-OH) is calling on House and Senate Republicans to represent the residents of East Palestine, Ohio against corporate special interests in the rail industry that enjoy lucrative taxpayer-funded federal subsidies.

Presidential candidate Vivek Ramaswamy hit the campaign trail running in the first Republican primary state in the nation on Wednesday, a day after announcing his bid for the White House.

An official for the German government has labelled people who flee “multicultural life” in German cities as being extremists.

 A poll claims the most popular party among young people getting ready to vote for the first time this year is the populist Finns Party. 

PRAGUE (AP) – Populist billionaire Andrej Babis leads a field of eight candidates hoping to succeed Milos Zeman in the largely ceremonial but prestigious post of the Czech president.

The populist Finns Party has overtaken Prime Minister Sanna Marin’s Social Democrats in polls as the parties that form the Finnish coalition government fall behind both populists and conservatives.

Swedish populists have been compared to Russian president Vladimir Putin after attempting to halt a drag queen story time show for children in the town of Trelleborg.

Pope Francis condemned conservative populists Sunday, accusing them of exploiting people’s real needs with “facile and hasty solutions.”

Mike Pence spoke about the future of the conservative movement Wednesday morning, warning that it cannot be “led astray by the siren song of unprincipled populism.”

American society will collapse into argument and violence if Donald Trump is reelected president, says a Washington Post article.

Giorgia Meloni being likely to become Italy’s first-ever woman prime minister is “anything but a win” for women because she represents “white feminism”, according to MSNBC.

Following their strong election showing, the populist Sweden Democrats have landed the chairmanship of several important parliamentary committees including justice and foreign affairs.

Italians are voting Sunday in an election which could change the face of the European Union, with a right-populist coalition of anti-mass migration, eurosceptic parties tipped to win a parliamentary majority. 

Brothers of Italy (FdI) leader and conservative firebrand Giorgia Meloni has stated that the establishment left is afraid of her right-populist coalition winning the Italian national election this weekend, promising a new era of freedom for Italians.

In what is the latest instance of EU bigwigs attacking the conservative-led state, the European Parliament has now declared that Hungary is “no longer a democracy”.

Students in schools across Sweden are increasingly supporting right-wing parties according to the results of this year’s school elections.

Firebrand Pierre Poilivre, an early supporter of the Freedom Convoy protestors, has been elected the new leader of the Conservative party.

The right-populist Reform Party, formerly the Brexit Party, wants “wartime” measures to stabilise the energy crisis, calling on the government to “take control of UK energy production pricing” in order to bring down prices for consumers.

A member of Sweden’s populist Sweden Democrats (SD) was branded racist this week after a tweet joking that a subway train decorated in SD colours was a “repatriation train” taking migrants to Kabul.

Former Italian prime minister Silvio Berlusconi has stated he is open to Italy being led by populist firebrand Giorgia Meloni, known for her fierce anti-communist rhetoric and socially conservative stances on abortion and gay marriage.

Authorities are said to have begged for Canada to send a part by arguing that it was needed to prevent “popular uprisings”, a report claims.

ROME (AP) – Italian premier Mario Draghi resigned Thursday after key coalition allies boycotted a confidence vote, signalling the likelihood of an early election and a renewed period of uncertainty for Italy and Europe at a critical time.

The Vatican’s foreign minister said that Pope Francis is “very committed to multilateralism” and “believes in the multilateral system,” in an interview published Monday.

Marine Le Pen’s National Rally won a historic number of seats on Sunday as President Macron failed to maintain his parliamentary majority.

Georgia GOP primary voters consistently say they prefer populist policy solutions to fight corporate influence in the nation’s elections and immigration system. 

Former U.S. President Donald Trump has described how his country is facing the issues of “socialism” and “communism” in his surprise address to CPAC Hungary.

The populist themes laid out in J.D. Vance’s Senate bid follow in Trump’s footsteps, drawing particular disdain from the GOP establishment.

Brexit leader Nigel Farage has given his take on Emmanuel Macron’s victory over Marine Le Pen in the French presidential elections, predicting that the populist challenger is not done yet and the status quo is on borrowed time. 

The European Union and wider international establishment have rushed to congratulate Emmanuel Macron on his victory over populist challenger Marine Le Pen.

Populist challenger Marine Le Pen lost her second battle with Emmanuel Macron for the French presidency, but her progress in several areas and demographics may represent a sea-change in European politics.

Election projections indicate that Emmanuel Macron has won the second round of the French presidential elections, despite a big drop in support.

Opinion polling released just days before Sunday’s French presidential second round vote has put little distance between President Emmanuel Macron and populist challenger

French bishops are not expected to direct worshippers on how to vote in the French presidential elections as more and more Roman Catholics have become supporters of populist challenger Marine Le Pen.