The European Union’s parliamentary elections, held last week, were a test of the bloc’s resilience in the face of populist and nationalist movements. The results, while not a complete repudiation of the far right, were a clear rejection of the most extreme voices.

The European Union is holding its first-ever direct elections for the European Parliament. The results will determine the direction of the 27-nation bloc for the next five years.

A War on the Nile Pushes Sudan Toward the Abyss Sudanese soldiers stand guard at a checkpoint in the capital, Khartoum, on June 16, 2021. Mohamed Nureldin Abdallah/Reuters

The world is witnessing a wave of elections in which strongmen are being challenged, and in some cases, defeated. In the United States, President Donald Trump, who has been accused of authoritarian tendencies, is facing a tough re-election battle against former Vice President Joe Biden.

By Rakesh Raman Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi, who was once considered invincible, is now struggling to stay in power. Modi, who is known for his aggressive and autocratic style of governance, is facing a tough challenge from the opposition parties in the Indian state of Uttar Pradesh (UP) where he is trying to win the assembly elections to be held in February 2017.

LONDON—Britain’s two main political leaders clashed in a bad-tempered debate Thursday, with Prime Minister Boris Johnson accusing his Labour Party rival Jeremy Corbyn of being a Marxist who would wreck the economy and the opposition leader saying the Conservative leader was a liar.

India’s ruling Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) is struggling to maintain its majority in the country’s parliament, according to exit polls released Sunday. The polls suggest that the BJP will win between 151 and 206 seats in the 543-seat Lok Sabha, the lower house of India’s parliament, falling short of the 272 seats needed for a majority.

By JAMES BARRON Published: June 6, 2014 OMAHA BEACH, France — The men who stormed the beaches of Normandy 70 years ago are getting old, and many are dying.

The European Union is facing a crisis of legitimacy, with the rise of populist, nationalist parties that are challenging the very foundations of the bloc. These parties, which have gained significant ground in recent years, are united by their opposition to immigration, their skepticism of globalization, and their rejection of the EU’s institutions and values.

By: Yair Rosenberg On July 1, 2018, Andrés Manuel López Obrador, a left-wing populist, was sworn in as the president of Mexico. He is the first Jewish president in the country’s history.