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Wales OnlineLabour is no longer Wales' most popular party in shock political poll
The YouGov poll of 1,121 Welsh voters has surprising findings for several Welsh political parties
- The Telegraph
Sinn Fein wins Irish election but looks set to be shut out of power, exit poll reveals
Sinn Fein has won Ireland’s election, according to exit polls on Friday night, but looks certain to be shut out of power by its rivals after failing to get enough votes to enter government for the first time.
- Evening Standard
Elon Musk tipped to give $100m to Nigel Farage in move to shake up British politics
The Tesla and X (formerly Twitter) boss is said to be considering backing the far-right Reform UK party
- The Independent
Trump’s blitz of anti-trans ads probably worked – but not for the reason you might think
Republicans spent at least $215 million on attack ads about transgender rights. The question is, did it actually move voters?
- HuffPost
James Carville Says These Harris Campaign Moves Brought Serious 'Trouble' To Dems
The longtime Democratic strategist said the campaign has contributed to "almost unfathomable" damage to the party's "brand."
- The Independent
Trump’s FBI choice Kash Patel is compared to Soviet secret police chief as fight for confirmation starts: Live
The President-elect nominated one of his biggest allies to the top law enforcement post
- The Daily Beast
Ex-Trump Official Warns: ‘Do Not Underestimate AOC’ in 2028
A former Trump administration official thinks Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez (D-NY) could make a formidable candidate for president, warning Republicans not to underestimate her. Monica Crowley, former assistant secretary of public affairs at the Treasury Department, discussed the progressive lawmaker’s capabilities Friday night on Fox News’ The Ingraham Angle. Guest host Lisa Boothe first noted how Ocasio-Cortez asked constituents who voted for her but not for Vice President Kamala Harris why th
- Associated Press
Young men swung to the right for Trump after a campaign dominated by masculine appeals
For years, Pat Verhaeghe didn’t think highly of Donald Trump as a leader. Then Verhaeghe began seeing more of Trump’s campaign speeches online and his appearances at sporting events. There was even the former president’s pairing with Bryson DeChambeau as part of the pro golfer’s YouTube channel series to shoot an under-50 round of golf while engaging in chitchat with his partner.
- Rolling Stone
Trump and His Team Are ‘Laughing’ at Biden’s Commitment to Decorum
Biden called Trump a fascist. Now his White House is ensuring an orderly transfer of power — and staging photo ops with the president-elect
- Associated Press
Ireland's incumbent parties look likely to hang on to power after a fractured election
Ireland’s two long-dominant center-right parties looked likely to form a new government as results came in Sunday from a fractured national election, though with a reduced vote share and complex coalition negotiations ahead. In an exception to the global anti-incumbent mood, outgoing governing parties Fianna Fail and Fine Gael were on course to be the two biggest parties in the 174-seat Dáil, the lower house of parliament, with left-of-center opposition Sinn Fein running third. No party will have enough seats to govern on its own, and the most likely outcome is a coalition between Fianna Fail, led by Micheál Martin, and Fine Gael under outgoing Prime Minister Simon Harris. In that case either Harris or Martin — or possibly both, if they strike a job-sharing deal — will become Ireland's next premier, known as the taoiseach.
- The Guardian
‘We’re still in this fight’: the resistance to Trump considers its options after bruising election defeat
Demoralized but unbowed, the opposition ponders its next move as Trump prepares to re-enter the White House
- PA Media: UK News
Labour priority to build platform ‘on the left’ before speaking to other parties
Ivana Bacik did not rule out going into government with Fine Gael and Fianna Fail.
- The Hill
Former Biden aide slams Harris campaign for blaming media after loss
Former Biden White House aide Meghan Hays said the Harris-Walz campaign is unfairly pinning blame on the media for its loss in the presidential election. Hays, who served as White House director of of message planning from January 2021 until August 2022, was responding to remarks from Harris campaign Chair Jen O’Malley Dillon on the…
- The National
Plaid Cymru top new Senedd poll amid plunge in Labour support
PLAID Cymru have topped polling in Wales, beating out Labour for the first time since 2010...
- The Hill
Virginia gubernatorial race finds 2 women vying to make history
Virginia’s upcoming gubernatorial race is poised to make history in 2025, with two women likely to lead the Republican and Democratic tickets. Lieutenant Gov. Winsome Earle-Sears (R) and Rep. Abigail Spanberger (D-Va.) are the clear front-runners in their respective parties, with Republicans and Democrats largely falling in line behind them. If Earle-Sears and Spanberger each…
- Evening Standard
'I fell to the floor in tears after he'd voted for Trump': Dating across the political divide
Right now, dating with differing ideologies seems more fraught than ever. Emma Loffhagen speaks to real couples who’ve done it and experts about whether love can ever survive opposing politics
- The Guardian
How anti-woke spin did the business for Donald Trump
Letters: Readers respond to Nesrine Malik’s article concluding that progressive stances on social issues were not responsible for Trump’s election win
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Iceland holds parliamentary election as support for main parties plunges
Voting to elect a new parliament began in Iceland on Saturday, which opinion polls suggest is likely to unseat the ruling coalition after seven years in power.
- AFP
Social Democrats lead Romania vote, but far right makes big gains
Romania's ruling Social Democrats (PSD) were leading in Sunday's parliamentary elections, but the far right secured big gains, exit polling found, deepening uncertainty in a country rocked by political chaos."It is an important signal that Romanians have sent to the political class," said Social Democrat Prime Minister Marcel Ciolacu after the exit poll was published, adding that the country should continue on its European path, while "protecting our identity, national values and faith".
- Sky News
How Ireland voted in maps and charts
First preference vote shares in Ireland's election suggest that Fianna Fail and Fine Gael are poised to continue their coalition, with Sinn Fein recording its first decline in support in 35 years. Since the foundation of the Irish state, at least one of Fianna Fail or Fine Gael has consistently been in power, and early results indicate this is unlikely to change. At the 2020 election, Sinn Fein benefited most from the drop in support for Fine Gael and Fianna Fail, topping the poll for the first time with 24.5% of first-preference votes.