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​Canada's Prime Minister Justin Trudeau speaks at a meeting of the Calgary Chamber of Commerce in Calgary, Alberta, Canada December 21, 2016.
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Trudeau on the brink? More MPs demand resignation

Bad news for embattled Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau: On Saturday, 51 members of his Liberal Party’s powerful Ontario caucus reportedly agreed that he should resign, citing their plummeting fortunes under his leadership.

UK's new PM Starmer aims for closer EU ties
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UK's new PM Starmer aims for closer EU ties

How will the new UK Prime Minister Keir Starmer reset relations at home and abroad? How did Macron survive the snap election in France? Carl Bildt, former prime minister of Sweden and co-chair of the European Council on Foreign Relations, shares his perspective on European politics from the Adriatic Sea.

France's snap election: Understanding why Macron took the risk
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France's snap election: Understanding why Macron took the risk

Mark Carney on Brexit's aftermath, Macron's snap election, and the future of UK-EU relations

​Eric Ciotti speaks to media in front of the LR heaquarters in Paris, France on June 11, 2024. The president of the Republicains, Eric Ciotti, announced on TF1 on Tuesday 11 June that he would like his party to form an alliance with the Rassemblement National for the legislative elections.
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France’s center right splits over cooperating with Le Pen

The leader of France’s center-right party, Les Republicains, set off a firestorm on Tuesday by suggesting he would be open to an alliance with the far-right National Rally in upcoming snap elections.

​French President Emmanuel Macron attends a ceremony marking the 80th anniversary of the massacre of 643 persons by Nazi German forces, in Oradour-sur-Glane, France, June 10, 2024.
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Macron rolls the dice on France’s future

Following a humbling 17-point defeat to Marine Le Pen’s far-right opposition party in the EU Parliament elections this weekend, France’s President Emmanuel Macron shocked the world by calling for snap elections to be held on June 30.

Japanese Prime Minister Fumio Kishida speaks during a news conference at the prime minister's office in Tokyo
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Japan snap election speculation grows

In Tokyo, rumors are swirling that Prime Minister Fumio Kishida will dissolve Japan’s House of Representatives and trigger a snap election before the parliamentary session ends on June 21.