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World-changing events as masses vote and hit the streets

Sweden’s right-wing parties are set to take power with a razor-thin majority, ending eight years of social democratic government. Sweden can look forward to four years of reactionary politics where the democratic institutions are genuinely at risk.

Yes, this Communist politician in Graz, Austria, wants to redistribute wealth, but a focus on housing, her own modest lifestyle and a hard childhood have helped her popularity.

In both access to abortion and a pro-family welfare state, Europe beats the U.S. hands down.

But if the war does not end soon, its dangers will increase. Negotiations need to begin... “To make concessions to Russia would be submitting to aggression,”... “To make none would be submitting to insanity.”

It’s the rising left against ‘Colombia's Trump’ in a presidential runoff, and social storm watches from around Africa

Election news from the Philippines, Ireland, France, Slovenia... and Ukraine’s socialist heritage

It may be that the vision about the role of popular movements of the latter Berlinguer was too far ahead of its time, but it is still proving to be the only viable alternative to the disasters of the present.

It is not known how many refugees have never reached European territory, having drowned in the Mediterranean or died crossing the Sahara. Volunteers seek to help because European governmental authorities won't.

How the war is changing thinking on the international left