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They can be modernised and restored, though never to permanent, perfect health
Popular mobilisation in defence of the rule of law deserves western support
The hard-right party is well placed to gain regional seats but faces a power struggle between moderates and extremists
Coalition partner Five Star resists snap elections before budget vote
How the alliance between the League and Five Star unravelled
Ruling populist coalition on verge of collapse after far-right League ramps up tensions
Things have gone badly wrong in the region since the promise of the Arab spring
Holzmann vows to resist political pressure after Freedom party nomination
The UK prime minister’s sunny optimism brings to mind ‘Morning in America’
Enthusiasm for an assertive state is the movement’s main departure from its Reagan-era predecessor
The premier’s critics accuse him of trying to play up his role in the overthrow of communism
When is it right to sound the alarm about political turmoil?
Democratic governments are falling down on their responsibilities
Interior minister seeks to map out and bulldoze travellers’ camps
The EU can and must do more to counter Russia and the far-right
On a political phenomenon that will never be satisfied by tweaks to the policy agenda
Italy’s deputy PM faces demands for answers over party financing claims
The challenges the continent faces have not abated, but it is now on a stronger footing
When people are fearful, they are less likely to trust elected politicians
Le Pen’s niece content for now to win centrist support for her aunt’s cause
Far-right activist broke order by live-streaming defendants
Even in the perceived paragon of social democracy, inequality is to blame for the illiberal backlash
Italy’s southerners feel left behind and have turned their backs on Five Star
America has become more tolerant since the election of Donald Trump, not less
It is a work in progress, not a utopian project
