The political instability in France — and simultaneously in Germany, where the governing coalition collapsed a month ago — could have wide-ranging consequences.
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These are the major elections NPR correspondents are watching
2024 is an extraordinary year of global elections, with dozens of national votes worldwide. Here are some of the ones we are closely following.
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European farmers angry at climate policies could help sway EU parliamentary elections
Farmers in the European Union could hold the key to the bloc’s parliamentary vote.
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March is 10th straight month to be hottest on record, scientists say
For the 10th consecutive month, Earth set a new monthly record for global heat — with both air temperatures and the world’s oceans hitting an all-time high, the European Union climate agency said.
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Poland’s judiciary was a tool of its government. New leaders are trying to undo that
Poland’s far-right Law and Justice party spent eight years stacking the courts with allies, destroying the judiciary’s independence. The new government is finding it’s tough to undo the damage.
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Poland’s new government deprograms its once far-right public media
Under Poland’s Law and Justice party, the country’s public broadcaster was turned into a propaganda tool for the far-right government to use as it wished. That era has come to an end.