Defeating populists never signals an easy return to the status quo ante.

Romania has overtaken Poland as the worst country in the EU for LGBTQ+ people, according to a ranking published by the Brussels-based non-governmental organization ILGA-Europe. Countries are placed in the organization’s annual "Rainbow Map" according to factors such as the number of hate

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A pro-European centrist has won Romania’s presidential election in a race seen as a key test of the country’s democratic direction