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Elections to Latvia's parliament, the Saeima, will be held this Saturday. The country has been governed by a centre-right coalition of five parties since 2018, with the Social Democratic "Harmony" party, which sees itself as representing the Russian minority, in opposition. With Moscow's war of aggression still raging in Ukraine, the election could reshape the political landscape.

The Conservative government's announced economic package, with tax cuts for the rich, and the ensuing plunge in the British pound's exchange rate have boosted the popularity of opposition party Labour, which now leads the polls by 17 percentage points. At the annual Labour Party convention its leader Keir Starmer said he was confident about the prospects for victory. The press is divided.

The right-wing alliance led by the post-fascist Fratelli d'Italia (FdI) party will have an absolute majority in both chambers of the Italian parliament. FdI, the right-wing populist Lega and the conservative Forza Italia secured 112 of the 200 seats in the Senate and 235 of the 400 seats in the Chamber of Deputies. Commentators discuss what this means for the countries of Europe.

The right-wing alliance led by the post-fascist Fratelli d'Italia (FdI) party will have an absolute majority in both chambers of the Italian parliament. FdI, the right-wing populist Lega and the conservative Forza Italia secured 112 of the 200 seats in the Senate and 235 of the 400 seats in the Chamber of Deputies in Sunday's election, according to figures put out by the Ministry of the Interior. Europe's press debates the causes and consequences of this shift to the right.