cross-posted from: https://retrofed.com/c/nostupidquestions@lemmy.world/p/2204687/what-is-the-political-landscape-across-europe-right-now
There's been a lot of news regarding Andy Burnham becoming the new PM (is he actually changing anything or is it all talk?), the silly election between Farage and Count Binface, the three sort of maybe pro-independence (or pro-unification in the case of Northern Ireland) of the countries within the UK meeting, Burnham possibly looking to reverse Brexit (big if true), etc. Are referendums on the future of the countries of the UK likely, is the reversal of Brexit likely, what policies has Burnham made to improve standard of living?
Is the rise of AfD in Germany a concern, what has the other parties done to slow it down? What has the other parties / incumbent governments across Europe done to respond to the rise of the far-right?
In France, there's news of student protests that have gotten violent (by both sides), what's up with that? I've heard news of the rise of both LFI (left wing populist, their leader from my understanding is pro-Putin and tankieish, is this true?) and the National Rally (the far-right), what's happening around that?
What has the new leader of Hungary (Peter Magyar) done to reform? What about other Eurosceptic (or formerly Eurosceptic?) nations like Slovakia? I've seen some news regarding recent elections in Bosnia and Herzegovina (where nationalist leaders have been elected), how significant are those?
There's been lots of drone attacks, tampering of infrastructure, etc. by the Russians on various neighbouring countries (Poland, the Baltics, Moldova, etc.), have those affected the policies of those states in any way? And of course, how is Ukraine doing against the invasion by Russia (has support changed, have there been any significant advances or retreats, etc.)?
And what about Spain, the Nordics, Italy, Portugal, etc.?
Germany ca. 1931
But seriously, the AfD is a huge concern and many of the other parties are aiding them indirectly (CDU, CSU, FDP) or directly (BSW). The traditional rightwing parties are doing everything they can to make the AfD bigger - they're constantly talking about being tough on immigration even though it clearly doesn't help them in elections, they're sabotaging the economy by acting against renewables and doing nothing for bringing down costs for housing, and they're introducing new laws to make the general population pay for it even harder instead of taxing the rich even a little bit more. And they keep refusing to ban the AfD, even though that party is clearly anti-constitional.