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​Chancellor of the Exchequer Rachel Reeves (right) crying as Prime Minister Sir Keir Starmer speaks in the House of Commons, London, United Kingdom, on July 2, 2025.
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UK PM’s freefall is a warning to centrists

UK Prime Minister Keir Starmer has struggled during his first year in office, an ominous sign for centrists in Western democracies.

Crisis time for the politically homeless
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Crisis time for the politically homeless

The right and left have drifted away from the political center in response to pressure from extreme positions on the fringes of their movements. Welcome to the age of the politically homeless.

Westchester County Executive George Latimer celebrates with supporters in White Plains, N.Y. after winning the Democratic primary for New York's 16th congressional district seat June 25, 2024. Latimer defeated incumbent Rep. Jamaal Bowman.
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Centrists prevail over fringe figures in US primaries

Bucking the trend toward greater polarization, American primary voters sent a prominent progressive packing and chose three moderates over Trump-backed candidates on Tuesday night, suggesting the center can, sometimes, hold.

Populism vs. moderate politics
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Populism vs. moderate politics

Tony Blair says three challenges will define geopolitics in the near future: the Western relationship with China, making democracy more effective, and harnessing the tech revolution. How can we address them? The former British PM — who along with then-US President Bill Clinton led the centrist "Third Way" of politics in the 1990s — says that we need to return to the center to match challenges that'll be more practical than ideological. Speaking to Ian Bremmer on GZERO World, Blair notes that populism wins when voters believe that centrism can't solve their problems.