Putin wants to make politicians out of Ukraine war veterans. After the recent election, 60 now sit in the Duma. But voters seem less keen than the official vote share suggests, and that could become a problem for the Kremlin, writes @kominmo.bsky.social

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Great thread by Vincent on what may help explain the party’s breakthrough last month. Looking across Berlin’s 1,500 precincts, a higher share of households renting was weakly associated with higher support for Die Linke in 2023. By 2026, that relationship had become markedly stronger. (1/3) 🧵

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I am often asked the reasons Meloni would keep Vannacci and his Futuro Nazionale out of the right wing coalition. Haven't they got much in common in ideological terms? Here are five reasons, then:

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I shorted all those gilts

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This is not the “old Israel” and Europeans need to reckon with that reality. Its liberal forces have weakened while its ultra-nationalist ones are ascendant. These shifts will endure far beyond Netanyahu. @ecfrmena.bsky.social Check it out: https://ecfr.eu/special/the-ideas-of-israel/

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