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'Vicious attack on Ukrainian actor a stark reminder of how dangerous Dublin is'

Social Democrats' Gary Gannon TD writes about how Dublin is being ravaged by violent and unprovoked assaults

Dublin Live

Claims gardai are falsely recording checkpoints after breathalysing themselves to be put to Justice Minister

Social Democrats TD Catherine Murphy says allegations about the force’s Roads Policing Unit are 'very concerning'

Irish Mirror

German far-right party overtakes Chancellor Scholz’s Social Democrats in poll

The far-right AfD leapfrogged Chancellor Olaf Scholz’s Social Democrats for the first time to rank as Germany’s no. 2 party in a poll for broadcaster RTL.

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Austrian Social Democrats feted wrong new leader after ballot mix-up

Austria's Social Democrats celebrated Hans Peter Doskozil as their new leader at a party conference on Saturday after a ballot of delegates - only for faces to turn red two days later when it emerged that his opponent had actually won.

Reuters

Austrian Social Democrats announce wrong leader after ‘technical error’

Party officials say Andreas Babler won race, not Hans Peter Doskozil as previously declared due to Excel error

The Guardian - UK

Regional election in north German state of Bremen a test for center-left alliance

Voters are going to the polls in Germany’s northern state of Bremen to decide Sunday whether the center-left Social Democrats can continue to run a city they’ve governed since World War II

The Independent UK

Scholz's Social Democrats win Bremen state vote, Greens slump

Chancellor Olaf Scholz's Social Democrats won an election on Sunday in Germany's smallest state, Bremen, in a vote that could give a modest lift to the centre-left party which has seen its popularity slide nationally.

Reuters

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Berlin gets first conservative mayor in more than two decades

Berlin appointed its first conservative mayor in more than two decades on Thursday after the Christian Democrats (CDU) beat Chancellor Olaf Scholz's Social Democrats (SPD) in a repeat election in February, dislodging its centre-left coalition.

Reuters

Finnish centre-right eyes coalition talks as defeated Marin considers future

Outgoing Finnish Prime Minister Sanna Marin was left to consider her future after she conceded defeat in a tight parliamentary election on Sunday that handed her centre-right rival Petteri Orpo the right to try and form a coalition.

Reuters

Finnish centre-right leader Orpo ousts Marin in election victory

Helsinki (AFP) - Finland's centre-right leader claimed victory in Sunday's tight general election that saw the far-right post a record score to come in second, as Prime Minister Sanna Marin's Social Democrats finished third.

AFP

Factbox-Finland's outgoing Prime Minister Sanna Marin

Here is a profile of Finland's outgoing Prime Minister Sanna Marin, whose left-wing Social Democrats lost a parliamentary election on Sunday, although they might still join the next coalition with election winner the National Coalition Party.

Reuters

Finland’s right-wing National Coalition Party wins tight election

Sanna Marin’s hopes for re-election dashed as main conservative party comes out on top in parliamentary election.

Al Jazeera

Finland: General election expected to end in close finish as Prime Minister Sanna Marin fights for second term

Ms Marin’s Social Democrats are fighting to secure a second term in power

Evening Standard

Finnish PM faces battle to hang on to power as general election goes to wire

National Coalition party has slight lead over Sanna Marin’s Social Democrats with 40% of votes counted

The Guardian - UK

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Al Jazeera

Finland, having cleared last NATO hurdle, heads to elections

Is Sanna Marin still popular and do most Finns support NATO? Here are five key things to know.

The Independent UK

Finland's young leader is popular but faces tough reelection

A parliamentary election in Finland on Sunday is shaping up as an extremely close race between three parties as Prime Minister Sanna Marin’s Social Democrats fight to secure a second term running the government

Irish Mirror

Leo Varadkar warns of constraints in delivering 67,000 homes on State-owned lands

Social Democrats leader Holly Cairns said that it is "pathetic" that it has taken the Land Development Agency (LDA) five years to compile a report on the number of homes that could be built on land owned by the State

The Guardian - UK

Estonia’s Kaja Kallas weighs up coalition options after historic election win

PM welcomes endorsement of liberal values and support for Ukraine as far-right rival loses assembly seats

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Estonian PM's party beats far right by wide margin to win general election

Prime Minister Kaja Kallas's centre-right Reform Party won Estonia's general election by a wide margin on Sunday, according to near-complete results, beating out a far-right rival that had campaigned against further arms deliveries to Ukraine.

Irish Mirror

Support for Social Democrats surges after Holly Cairns becomes leader

The party is up five points to 9% in the latest snapshot of voter intentions recorded in the Sunday Independent/Ireland Thinks poll.

Dublin Live

New Social Democrats leader Holly Cairns has 'big shoes to fill but we'll support her', says Roisin Shortall

Ms Cairns, 33, took over as leader just a couple of days ago, after Ms Shorthall and Catherine Murphy announced their departure as party leaders

Irish Mirror

AIB says it does not cut 'special deals for special individuals' despite DJ Carey write-down reports

Representatives from AIB appeared in front of the Oireachtas Finance Committee following reports that former Kilkenny hurler DJ Carey received an alleged settlement resulting in a €9.5 million debt being written down

Irish Mirror

Paschal Donohoe insists that energy bills must go down as fast as they went up

The Public Expenditure Minister said that the Government is exploring what it can do in circumstances where energy companies record high levels of profit.

Irish Mirror

Social Democrats leader Holly Cairns accuses Labour of 'scraping the barrel'

A quote given by a Labour spokesperson to the Irish Mirror was heavily criticised by new Social Democrats leader Holly Cairns on Thursday morning

Irish Mirror

Social Democrats leader Holly Cairns says Labour 'broke people's trust' as she rules out merger

New Social Democrats leader Holly Cairns acknowledged that while many of her party and Labour's policies are the same, a merger is not in the Social Democrats' future

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