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Erosion of Germany's political centre exposes Merz's weakening grip on power

By James Mackenzie BERLIN, Sept 21 (Reuters) - Germany's far right and far left both made big gains...

21st September, 2026

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Pro-Putin party gets record 355 parliamentary seats, anti-war party a tiny regional foothold

By Andrew Osborn and Vladimir Soldatkin MOSCOW, Sept 21 (Reuters) - The pro-Putin ruling United Russ...

21st September, 2026

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Romanian pro-Russian former presidential frontrunner under investigation for fraud

BUCHAREST, Sept 21 (Reuters) - Romanian prosecutors said on Monday they were investigating Calin Geo...

21st September, 2026

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Explainer-How Putin may leverage Russian ruling party's election win

By Andrew Osborn MOSCOW, Sept 21 (Reuters) - The pro-Putin ruling United Russia party retained its d...

21st September, 2026

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Explainer-How Putin may exploit Russian ruling party's election win

By Andrew Osborn MOSCOW, Sept 21 (Reuters) - The pro-Putin ruling United Russia party retained its d...

21st September, 2026

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Italy's Salvini calls congress seeking to tighten grip on League party

By Angelo Amante ROME, Sept 21 - Besieged by internal rivals and with poll ratings declining, Matteo...

21st September, 2026

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Russia's Kadyrov re-elected leader of Chechnya with almost 100% of the vote

Sept 21 (Reuters) - Ramzan Kadyrov, a close ally of Russian President Vladimir Putin, has been re-el...

21st September, 2026

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Russia's ruling pro-Putin party wins wartime election with over 57% of vote, near complete results show

MOSCOW, Sept 21 (Reuters) - Russia's ruling United Russia party easily won a parliamentary election...

21st September, 2026

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Far-left party wins Berlin election, pledging to nationalise housing

By James Mackenzie BERLIN, Sept 20 (Reuters) - The far-left Left Party's victory in the Berlin state...

20th September, 2026

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Russia's ruling pro-Putin party on track to win wartime election after drones strike Moscow

By Andrew Osborn and Vladimir Soldatkin MOSCOW, Sept 20 (Reuters) - Russia's ruling United Russia pa...

20th September, 2026

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Far left ahead in Berlin state election, exit polls show

BERLIN, Sept 20 (Reuters) - Far-left party Die Linke was projected to win the most votes in a state...

20th September, 2026

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Russian exiles cast votes to voice dissent to Putin and Ukraine war

BERLIN/YEREVAN, Sept 20 (Reuters) - Russians living abroad cast their votes on Sunday, the final day...

20th September, 2026