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Debate: Vučić voted out: a fresh start for Serbia?

29 October 2026 at 11:31
The grassroots Student List movement, which stood for the first time for election, has won a clear victory in Serbia's snap election, securing 54 percent of the vote and thus an absolute majority in the parliament. Former President Aleksandar Vučić has conceded defeat. Europe's media assess the challenges and the foreign policy implications of the change of government in Belgrade.

Debate: Czech Republic: attack on public media

26 October 2026 at 11:16
The Czech Republic's governing parties passed a bill on Friday night reforming the funding of the country's public service broadcasters. Under the new legislation, radio stations and TV channels will see their funding cut by 15 percent – and the money will no longer come from licence fees but from the state budget. The opposition has described the reform as an attack on freedom of expression and protests have been held in Prague and other cities.

Debate: Brazil: Lula re-elected as President

26 October 2026 at 11:16
Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva has narrowly won Sunday's runoff vote for the Brazilian presidency. The left-wing incumbent president secured 51.8 percent of the valid votes while his right-wing challenger Flávio Bolsonaro received 48.2 percent. Commentators ask what direction the country will take during Lula's fourth term in office.
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