Former Trump adviser had hoped to develop an academy for Europe’s nationalists

Social Democrats lead polls after blunting populist message with hardline policies

Matteo Salvini stokes tension on public spending after League’s election triumph

Centre-right and centre-left lose their combined majority amid strengthened Green, populist and nationalist forces

Jump in turnout boosts support for Greens and Liberals while far-right makes modest gains

Poll result confirms transformation of fringe party into national force

A look at the winners and losers of the big national contests

Rise of Flemish anti-immigrant Vlaams Belang party rings alarm bells in Brussels

Opinion polls point to shake-up for the centre-right and centre-left blocs

The momentum behind the far-right group’s success is in question after video sting

Voters turned out in bigger numbers for European Parliament elections

The unsettling lessons to be drawn from Narendra Modi’s Indian election victory

Forming a government once took 18 months in nation with linguistic and economic rifts

Austrian politicians are not the only ones to be seeking deals with Moscow

Chancellor shifts to centre ahead of no-confidence vote in wake of scandal

A union built to protect democracy faces authoritarian creep. Its leaders are divided over the best response 

Zingaretti adamant he can defeat the League’s Salvini but election polls tell different story

Freedom party quits coalition government after Kurz seeks interior minister’s removal

Law and Justice needs the countryside vote if it is to triumph

Chancellor calls for election after video exposes coalition partner to graft claims