This week, Russian news reported that trust in President Vladimir Putin fell to its lowest level in 13 years. Or did it? A monthly poll collected by the Kremlin-friendly polling organization WCIOM has long asked Russians, “Among politicians, who would you trust and who would you not trust to make […] Read more »
Russians’ trust in Putin has plummeted. But that’s not the Kremlin’s only problem.
There have, it seems, been better days to be Vladimir Putin. According to a new survey from WCIOM, one of Russia’s leading polling agencies, trust in the Russian president has fallen to an all-time low of 31.7 percent. As the economy struggles and real disposable incomes look set to decline […] Read more »
Few Trump Fans in the United Kingdom
The protests on Tuesday against U.S. President Donald Trump during his first state visit to the United Kingdom should not surprise anyone, given Britons’ low approval ratings of U.S. leadership during his last visit in 2018. At that time, barely more than one in four Britons (26%) approved of the […] Read more »
Are The Nationalist Victories Around The World Connected?
A string of recent elections around the world have produced seemingly similar results: nationalist and populist parties, generally on the right, keep getting elected. But is it fair to connect political events in places as varied as Australia, India, the Philippines and the European Union? In this episode of the […] Read more »
European Greens surge as voters abandon old parties over climate
European Green parties on Monday were cheering E.U. elections that vaulted them into a kingmaking position of power, as voters abandoned traditional political parties in favor of climate-focused activists in a green wave that swept several countries. The results propelled the Greens into second place in Germany and third place […] Read more »
Election results reveal Britain’s deepening polarisation over Brexit
Nearly three years after the UK voted by a narrow majority to leave the EU, the Brexit Party – formed just six weeks ago – topped the polls in the UK’s elections to the European Parliament, providing a further signal of Britain’s deepening polarisation over the issue of Brexit. CONT. […] Read more »