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Netherlands Politics in 2026: Jetten’s Minority Government and the Retreat of Wilders

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Published: July 22, 2026 Overview Two years after Geert Wilders shocked Europe by winning a Dutch election, the Netherlands has swung back toward the center, and into an unusual arrangement. Wilders blew up his own coalition in mid-2025 over asylum, a snap election in October left his party tied for first but with no path … Read more

Malaysia Politics in 2026: State Polls, a Revived Barisan, and an Election Anwar Controls the Timing Of

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Published: July 21, 2026 Overview Malaysia spent the first half of 2026 in permanent campaign mode without an actual general election. Prime Minister Anwar Ibrahim’s unity government has now been tested in three state contests in eight months, and the results point in awkwardly different directions: a hung assembly in Sabah in November 2025 that … Read more