Kevin Rudd could be deposed as Australian Prime Minister tomorrow
Fast-moving events in Australian politics today with Labor Prime Minister Kevin Rudd (pictured) now facing a leadership contest tomorrow, the… Read more »
French Right set to split as Sarkozy’s arch rival Dominique de Villepin sets up rival party
Dominique de Villepin (pictured) is most famous outside of France for taking on George W Bush at the United Nations… Read more »
Spanish conservatives prosper as the socialist government gets the blame for 20% unemployment
The socially conservative Mariano Rajoy (pictured with Nick Clegg during the latter's recent visit to Spain) who holds tough views… Read more »
A super tax on the mining industry is breaking Australia’s Labour government
Earlier this week ConservativeInternational noted how the next Australian election had become unexpectedly close. The smart money must still favour… Read more »
The Australian Liberals enjoy renaissance
Eight months ago Kevin Rudd was enjoying some of the highest rates ever enjoyed by an Australian Prime Minister. He… Read more »
The Economist attacks Republicans as “fratricidal, increasingly extreme on many issues and woefully short of ideas”
In an editorial, The Economist magazine has attacked America's Republicans; labelling them "fratricidal, increasingly extreme on many issues and woefully… Read more »
The Netherlands’ likely new PM is a Eurosceptic
ConservativeInternational is indebted to the Open Europe think tank for revealing the Eurosceptic instincts of the man likely to be… Read more »
Will Holland’s likely new PM turn to Geert Wilders as a coalition partner?
Further to yesterday's report, the right-wing VVD of Mark Rutte did win most seats in the Dutch elections (31 of… Read more »
Palin’s Republican women triumph in primary contests
Two top businesswomen triumphed in yesterday's primary election in California. Former CEO of Hewlett-Packard, Carly Fiorina became the GOP nominee… Read more »
First Britain… then the Czech Republic… and now the Dutch are set to vote for fiscal conservatism
Britain and the Czech Republic have already voted for fiscal conservatism in recent weeks. The Netherlands is likely to do… Read more »
Is there currently such a thing as international conservatism?
With the notable exceptions of the USA and Australia, centre right leaders are in the ascendancy at present. Cameron has… Read more »
Defying opinion polls which pointed towards a left-wing victory, right-wing parties win 46% of vote in Czech elections
The election marked a significant swing away from the country's two largest parties. The New York Times reports the result:… Read more »
Tea party beats establishment conservatism in USA
2010 could be a very good year for the Republican Party. The map above from RealClearPolitics shows how the Republicans… Read more »
Germany becomes Eurosceptic as costs of Greek bailout create unpopularity for Merkel
One of the big implications of the rescue of Greece is electoral unpopularity for Angela Merkel. Last weekend the German… Read more »
Sarkozy predicts Cameron will become “pro-European”
According to Le Figaro, the French President is said to have said "He'll start out eurosceptic and finish up pro-European…. Read more »