London politics
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1 hour agoGreens 'on course for record-breaking elections'
The Green Party aims for significant gains in London's local elections, targeting four to five times their previous seat count.
The result yesterday was rather muddy, it resulted in a fragmented parliament. It's difficult to see which government will actually be formed and we're looking at rather prolonged negotiations by Danish standards.
Worldwide, autocracies are on the rise, populists are gaining momentum, democratic societies are under pressure. Wars, inflation, fear of economic decline are causing great uncertainty. The "Germany-Monitor 2025" shows that the vast majority of Germans believe in democracy, and that support for democracy as a form of government is increasing, especially in the east of the country. This was announced by the Federal Government Commissioner for Eastern Germany, Elisabeth Kaiser, in Berlin on Thursday this week:
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