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Ion Iliescu: Romania's first democratic leader with a divisive legacy
Initially hailed as the man who would lead Romania into a new democratic era, Iliescu's legacy soon became more complicated.
Lithuania Social Democrats pick Inga Ruginiene as PM candidate
Lithuania's ruling Social Democrats party said on Wednesday it had picked Social Affairs Minister Inga Ruginiene as its candidate for prime minister, making her the likely successor to Gintautas ...
Lithuanian Ruling Party Taps Former Trade Union Chief as Premier
Lithuania’s ruling party nominated Inga Ruginiene, a former trade union leader, to become the next prime minister after the ...
Democratic Party catapulted into 'new phase of a cold war' in one-year wake of Biden’s unprecedented dropout
One year after Biden's withdrawal from the 2024 presidential race, the Democratic Party faces internal division between ...
Top Dem senator reveals socialist Mamdani is what her party should look like: 'You bet'
Senator Elizabeth Warren backs Zohran Mamdani's NYC mayoral campaign, praising his focus on housing, childcare and ...
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A Social Democratic Sigh - The New Yorker
October 1, 2009 Berlin Few political institutions anywhere have a nobler history than the Sozialdemokratische Partei Deutschlands, a.k.a. the German Social Democratic Party, a.k.a. the SPD.
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Are German Social Democrats Doomed? - The New York Times
The future of Europe’s Social Democrats will be decided less upon who leads them, and more upon whom they can attract to build a new, lasting base. It’s not about whose faces are on the poster.