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Salim Vally discusses Israel’s war on Gaza and the global campaign against Israeli apartheid.

Miguel Urbán Crespo — The recent European elections have illustrated how adopting far-right policies can lead to an increase in far-right influence and representation across Europe.

Cornelia Hildebrandt — The few successes cannot conceal the continued defensive posture of leftist parties in Europe and the existential crisis faced by individual parties.

Dave Kellaway examines the outcome of the European elections, while Johanna Bussemer writes that strong showings in several countries will ensure a left presence in Brussels, but internal contradictions are bigger than ever.

Paul Le Blanc — Donald Trump represents a kind of politics that has powerfully transformed political realities in the United States, a kind of politics labeled by some as Trumpism.

Communist Party of India (Marxist-Leninist) Liberation —Democracy in India received a powerful and much-needed shot in the arm in the 2024 elections.

Phil Hearse — Left-wing mirth at the Tories’ farcical election launch should be tempered by the likely vote for far-right Reform UK and the determination of the Labour leadership to crush the last remnants of Corbynism.

William Bouchardon — How French voters turn out in the European elections next month could have major domestic implications.

NPA Anti-Fascist Commission — A relatively large number of far right parties are now on the winning side in national elections, and are even taking part in national governments.

The following is a chapter from Russian anti-war Marxist Boris Kagarlitsky’s forthcoming book, “The Long Retreat: Strategies to Reverse the Decline of the Left”.

Red-Green Alliance candidate Frederikke Hellemann on the challenges facing the Danish Left in 2024.

Nico Biver — Can Europe’s last insurgent left-wing force maintain its momentum after this super election year?