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On the far right, Marine Le Pen said the president was giving Macronism its last shot from his bunker, along with his little circle of loyalists’. Jean-Luc Mélanchon, leader of the united (radical) left including the PS, was unimpressed and complaining that nothing had changed and it was time for Macron’s departure from the presidency. Since the far right and the opposite (radical)left wing have together a clear majority in the Assemblée Générale, Sébastien Lecornu’s chance of success doesn’t look really promising.

A mission impossible for Sébastien Lecornu, Macron’s 5th Prime Minister?

President Emmanuel Macron has again named a close ally, Sébastien Lecornu, as the new French prime minister, 24 hours after a vote of confidence ousted François Bayrou.

But for Starmer, the threat comes from both sides. On the right, Reform is swallowing Conservative support. On the left, Labour risks leaking votes to the Greens or a potential new party led by former leader, Jeremy Corbyn. Britain’s political landscape is fragmenting, and Labour’s once-solid coalition is under strain.

Things can only get worse? Starmer struggles as Farage shapes the agenda

Barely a year in, Starmer’s premiership is already under pressure from the rapid rise of Farage and his party, Reform UK

Around sixty people, including opposition politicians, street demonstrators, and the editor of an independent newspaper, are now in jail. They are essentially political prisoners. The country’s foreign-influence law is starting to curtail the activities of Georgia’s once-thriving nongovernmental sector.

Time for EU decisions on Georgia

Away from the daily headlines, Georgia’s rapid retreat from democracy continues apace. This fall could be crucial in determining whether and how Europe can push back and impose costs on those who are taking the country backward

The investment climate deteriorated and, in a 19th century kind of way, Russia became an exporter of its vast array of raw materials to the world’s leading industrial nations. With one notable difference: It was Russia’s leader, Vladimir Putin — and not foreign powers — who turned Russia into a colonial object.

How Russia botched an entire century

Were it not for Putin mindlessly continuing the (self-)destructive legacy of the Bolsheviks a century ago, Russia could have been a true 21st century superpower

And, as all politics is local, not awarding any peace prize this year would be a statement on what is happening to Norway, which is a hot new Cold War in the Arctic on its — and NATO’s — border with Putin’s Russia.Most Norwegians, in a recent poll, said they expect a new conflict in Europe. The Peace Research Institute of Oslo’s survey shows a rise in fear of war among Norwegians.

Nobel Peace Prizes: The inside story

If you are the United States Ambassador to Norway, as I was from 1993 to 1998, the politics of the Nobel Peace Prize comes to your inbox every October when the prize recipient is announced by the Nobel Committee

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