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How Trump is relying on a racist conspiracy theory to question election results

12:31pm September 13, 2024

Donald Trump has echoed a new iteration of a conspiracy theory that has taken root in the GOP that falsely claims there is a plan to bring nonwhite immigrants to the U.S. to replace white voters.

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5 takeaways from Germany's regional elections after far right makes historic gains

6:38am September 02, 2024

The Alternative for Germany party made huge gains in two eastern states, handing the German far right its best results since World War II.

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Spain beat England 2-1 to win EURO 2024 title

Soccer's diversity unites a divided Europe, sort of

3:15pm July 15, 2024

by Esme Nicholson

Four weeks of chanting and shouting on the streets were not expressions of anger about politics — but the sound of joy and excitement about the European Championship soccer tournament.

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Here are key takeaways from France's election round 1, where the far right prevails

5:01pm July 01, 2024

by Nick Spicer

It’s one of the most high-stakes, two-round votes in the history of postwar France. Here's where things stand.

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What to know about France's high-stakes election, where the far right is gaining ground

5:34pm June 28, 2024

by Eleanor Beardsley

The president called surprise legislative elections, in two rounds on Sunday and July 7, and they're shaping up to be among the country's most divisive in recent history.

Chega leader André Ventura reacts as he arrives at Marriot Hotel, CHEGA's electoral night headquarters, in Lisbon on March 10, 2024.

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In Portugal, an election results in uncertainty and the rise of the far right

5:00am March 14, 2024

by Miguel Macias

A lightly regarded Portuguese political party finds itself in a position to play kingmaker in the wake of national elections that failed to propel either of the two establishment parties into power.

A vast majority of self-identified Republicans do not consider President Trump to blame for the attack on the U.S. Capitol.

Opinion: The Fringe Of America's Fabric

2:27pm January 16, 2021

by Scott Simon

NPR's Scott Simon reflects on the upcoming presidential inauguration of Joe Biden in the wake of last week's deadly assault on the U.S. Capitol.

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Italians gather in St. John Lateran Square in Rome for a demonstration of the "Sardines," a grassroots movement against right-wing populism, on Saturday.

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Fed Up With Far Right, Italy's 'Sardines' Protests Call For Civility And Equality

9:49am December 17, 2019

by Sylvia Poggioli

They aim to pack public squares like sardines in a can, in protest against the far-right, anti-immigrant wave rising in Italian society and politics.

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Andreas Kalbitz, an AfD leader in Brandenburg, speaks to supporters after exit poll results in state elections on Sept. 1 in Werder, Germany.

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Far Right Makes Gains In 2 German State Elections As Centrists Hang Onto Power

9:20am September 20, 2019

by Rob Schmitz

The far-right Alternative for Germany (AfD) party won big in this month's Brandenburg and Saxony state elections. A recent poll shows the AfD more popular than ever throughout Germany.

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Pisa's Square of Miracles with cathedral and Leaning Tower.

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Long A Bastion Of The Left, Tuscany Is Turning Hard Right

10:51pm August 14, 2019

by Sylvia Poggioli

Since 2016, the hard-right, anti-immigrant League party has won elections in many towns in Tuscany, a major shift in a region known as the birthplace of the Italian Communist Party.

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