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Ultra-right makes worrisome advances in French regional elections
December 8, 2015In France, as in other European countries, the most common interpretation of the right's surge is hostility toward immigrants, refugees and foreigners in general.
Read moreArgentina Elections: Right wins presidency, struggle goes on
November 25, 2015In a blow to the left, right wing candidate, Mauricio Macri, beat Daniel Scioli, the candidate of the ruling leftist Front, by 51.4 percent to 48.6 percent.
Read morePortugal: Socialist government takes power with Left support
November 24, 2015Antonio Luis Santos da Costa of the Socialist Party, forms a government with the support of the Communist, Ecologist (Green) and Left Bloc deputies in the national parliament.
Read moreSocialist coalition hands right-wing Portuguese government defeat
November 13, 2015The unity in Portugal has been made possible by a very evident left turn on the part of the Socialist Party.
Read moreAusterity linked to increase in suicides: science news roundup
October 22, 2015Links to some of the most interesting science stories reported this week relating to both political and social affairs.
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