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A look at Jordan Bardella, the far-right 28-year-old who could be France's next PM

10:05pm July 05, 2024

by Eleanor Beardsley

The young far-right politician Jordan Bardella could become France's next prime minister. At only 28, he’s free of political baggage, but some say he lacks real job — and life — experience.

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The U.K. has a new government with Sir Keir Starmer at the helm

10:05pm July 05, 2024

by Lauren Frayer

The U.K. has a new government with a new prime minister as Sir Keir Starmer's Labour party sweeps to power in an historic election.

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Labour Leader Keir Starmer Celebrates Winning The 2024 General Election

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Britain swings to the center-left in a historic U.K. election landslide

10:05pm July 05, 2024

After 14 years of Conservative rule, Britons elected a new prime minister, Keir Starmer, and Parliament dominated by the Labour Party, which hadn't won a national election since Tony Blair, nearly 20 years.

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British Voters Choose the Labour Party and Sir Keir Starmer as Prime Minister

6:10pm July 05, 2024

The U.K. has a new government with a new prime minister as Sir Keir Starmer's Labour party sweeps to power in an historic election. The vote was a stunning rebuke of the Conservative Party's 14 years in power.

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Should a Palestinian state be recognized in response to the war in Gaza?

2:00pm July 05, 2024

by Jerome Socolovsky

Some European countries have moved to recognize Palestinian statehood in response to the war in Gaza, stirring a debate haunted by Europe’s own history of bloodshed.

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Voters in France return to the polls for a second round of voting on Sunday

2:00pm July 05, 2024

by Steve Inskeep

French voters could usher in the country's first far-right Parliament since one was installed in WWII, but candidates are dropping out of the race in an effort to try to stop it.

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A landslide victory in Britain for a party that hasn’t been in power since Tony Blair

2:00pm July 05, 2024

The next British prime minister will be Keir Starmer, from the center-left Labour Party. It was a near wipeout for the Conservatives -- the party's worst defeat in its nearly 200-year history.

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Greece's new 6-day workweek law takes effect, bucking a trend

5:02am July 05, 2024

by Bill Chappell

An employee who must work on a sixth day would be paid 40% overtime, according to the new law.

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Exit poll shows landslide win for Britain's Labour Party amid frustration with Conservatives

10:15pm July 04, 2024

by The Associated Press

A jaded electorate looks to have delivered a historic defeat for Prime Minister Rishi Sunak’s center-right Conservative Party, leaving it in disarray after a 14-year rule.

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The latest on the U.K. election for a new parliament and prime minister

8:25pm July 04, 2024

by Lauren Frayer

As election day in the U.K. comes to a close, NPR takes a look at incoming results, and voters’ reactions to the election:

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