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In August, after a Russian bombing that also hit a pediatric hospital in Ukraine, Ivan Korčok, head of foreign policy for Progressive Slovakia (the main opposition party, liberal and pro-European), asked Fico if he had called Putin to tell him to stop bombing civilians, and if not, what the purpose of his good relationship with Russia was. #RobertFico #Russia #UnioneEuropea (translated)

Ralf Fuecks said that decoupling the right to vote from citizenship allows political participation without a commitment to the community; a registration certificate would then suffice. In his view, the ideological, religious, and ethnic diversity of a liberal democracy requires a minimum agreement on basic values and rules. He believes that the demand for voting rights for all endangers the cohesion of the republic. #Wahlrecht #Demokratie #Politik (translated)

Massimo Garavaglia announces his candidacy for the secretary of the League, proposing a return to listening to the territories and a liberal approach to the economy, emphasizing that the party is not far-right and must respond to the different political souls within it. #Lega #Garavaglia #economia (translated)

Philippe Poutou wrote that Nuñez seemed to be discovering the opposition of anti-capitalists to the capitalist order, which he believed Nuñez defended with zeal and brutality. He added that Nuñez and the people of his camp also seemed to be becoming aware of the anger against this order, which he deemed unjust, and against their ultra-liberal policies. #Anticapitalisme #JusticeSociale #Politique (translated)

The author believed that one image summed up the situation and stated that those who had instrumentalized the Palestinian cause did so out of hostility towards liberal democracies, not in favor of the Palestinians. He also accused far-left activists of manipulating public opinion by spreading misinformation. https://t.co/5iN6vW66rk #Palestine #Démocratie #ExtrêmeGauche #IL #PS (translated)

Adam Michnik, co-founder and editor-in-chief of the liberal "Gazeta Wyborcza", celebrates his 80th birthday and reflects on his decades-long role as a dissident in communist Poland, as well as his belief that it is more important to stand up for the truth, even when one is in the minority. #AdamMichnik #GazetaWyborcza #Dissident (translated)

The article by Hans Rauscher discusses two possible approaches to combating the rising right-wing extremism in Austria and highlights the challenges posed by traditional liberal recommendations as well as the strategy of right-wing overhauling. #Rechtsextremismus #Politik #Aufklärung (translated)

The French Mileistes reported having long seen comments accusing David Lisnard of being particularly repressive during the Covid crisis. Living on the Côte d'Azur and working in Cannes, the author stated that he went to the city every day outside of confinement periods and was then worried about what he perceived as an authoritarian drift justified by health reasons. The author explained that Lisnard, the mayor of Cannes, had not convinced him at first. However, he remembered a piece by the mayor published in Le Figaro during the crisis, where he, according to his account, criticized bureaucracy, cited Tocqueville, and denounced the constraints related to movement certificates. This stance gave him moral support while he read authors from the Austrian School of economics and worried about freedoms. The French Mileistes also reported that a bookstore in Cannes, located near their office, had remained open despite the bans and had garnered attention in the national press. According to the author, Lisnard had publicly supported it, went there to buy a book, and asked Roselyne Bachelot to stop its forced closure by the National Police, without success. The author described him as one of the few elected officials to openly defend this type of local resistance and indicated that he had also accused Emmanuel Macron of using the vaccination pass for political purposes. The author acknowledged that Lisnard had also had beaches sprayed with hydrogen peroxide and actively supported vaccination. He believed that the mayor had favored targeted, anticipated, and local measures rather than general restrictions, and presented the Covid period as proof of his courage and sincerity. He concluded that he would not forget that Lisnard had, in his opinion, defended freedoms while almost all other elected officials turned away from them. #Liberté #Politique #CôteDAzur (translated)

Carl Eos wrote that Climate and Environment Minister Romina Pourmokhtari (L) had rejected the Center Party's proposal for a centrist government led by Social Democratic Magdalena Andersson. According to Eos, Pourmokhtari referred to previous experiences of a lack of trust and an arrogant attitude when explaining why the Liberals could not trust the Social Democrats. https://t.co/R10jOilcWY #politik #Sverige #regering (translated)

Koç Holding, an important Turkish industrial group, has not only contributed to the modernization and economic growth of Turkey but has also adopted a strong philanthropic commitment through its foundation, which promotes gender equality, education, and culture, offering a different and more liberal image of the country. #KoçHolding #Turchia #filantropia (translated)

One cannot celebrate with cake and then not do the job. The leader of the Liberals, Simona Mohamsson, believes that Andersson should be tried again: “One cannot celebrate with cake and then not do the job. The sooner the red-green realize that they cannot make this work, the sooner we can save Sweden from a left turn. My prime minister is Ulf Kristersson. This applies regardless of whether the weeks pass in the parliament or whether Sweden goes to an extra election." #Riksdagsvalet2026 #UlfKristersson #MagdalenaAndersson (translated)

Daniel Conversano stated that Lisnard would not be present in the second round. He estimated that Reconquête was advocating a liberal line while also carrying, in his opinion, a necessary discourse on immigration and identity. He contrasted Lisnard's ability to implement tax reforms and cut government positions with that of the Knafo-Zemmour tandem, which he described as attacking relentlessly for five years. He also asked which party should confront the RN: Reconquête, which he presented as having a complete and civilizational program, or a new center-right formation that he compared to that of François Fillon, which he believed was destined to fall into oblivion. #Politique #Réformes #Élections (translated)

Viktor Barth-Kron wrote that Mohamsson and others might have been more inclined to help the Liberals now if the Social Democrats, the Center Party, and the current leadership side had not expressed daily wishes for the party to die for four years, referring to an alleged betrayal of decency and enlightenment. He described it as a theory. https://t.co/iDTHqwmez1 #politik #Sverige #demokrati (translated)

Björn Höcke wrote that the Federal Republic is on the brink of failure and that particular interests threaten the cohesion of the state. He explained that liberal parliamentary democracy in Germany is reaching the limits of its ability to moderate political conflicts through growth and morality. Höcke cited the absence of a positive founding myth and a state idea as a possible cause. At the same time, he wrote that a way out of the deadlock is not publicly discussed in Germany, and the cycle of self-blockade closes in. #Deutschland #Politik #Demokratie (translated)

The author referred to the current Democracy Report of the V-Dem Institute at the University of Gothenburg. According to it, only seven percent of the world's population currently live in liberal democracies – the lowest share in more than 50 years. He wrote that the number shows that democracy is not a given. https://t.co/JeyvzgFM5L #Demokratie #Menschenrechte #Politik #SE #DE #GB (translated)