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Poland's ruling PiS has emerged even stronger than before from Sunday's parliamentary elections. According to the first official results, the national-conservative party garnered roughly 45 percent of the vote, while the liberal-conservative opposition alliance KO came in second with around 27 percent. Commentators discuss the reasons for the success of Kaczyński's party and how Europe should deal with Warsaw's strengthened government.

The Assad government in Damascus has deployed troops to northern Syria in reaction to Turkey's invasion of the region. Prior to this the Kurdish militias based there had lost their key ally, the US. Commentators call on Europe to stop relying on other powers in the Syrian war.

Abiy Ahmed Ali, Prime Minister of Ethopia since April 2018, has been named the winner of this year's Nobel Peace Prize for his efforts in solving the border conflict with Eritrea. Not all commentators are satisfied with the decision.

Next week the remains of the Spanish dictator Francisco Franco (1892-1975) are to be exhumed and removed to another site. With this move the Socialists (PSOE) want to deprive the Valle de los Caídos burial site of its status as a place of pilgrimage for right-wing extremists. Spain's media discuss the consequences.