Election Polls

• Non-citizen immigrants in Sweden are voting at low rates despite having the legal right to participate in local elections. • Supporters of these voting rights argue that migrants contribute to the country through taxes and are subject to the same local laws as national citizens. • Low turnout limits the ability of newcomers to integrate into society and reduces their influence over local council decisions that affect their communities.

Project will prepare volunteers across US to monitor polls, encourage early voting and respond to disinformationThe Democrats intend to train tens of thousands of volunteers to monitor the polls and counter possible voter intimidation under a new plan to protect November’s US midterm elections from anticipated interference from Donald Trump and his allies.The nationwide initiative, dubbed the New Battlefield Project, will help state Democratic committees build up a vast coalition of volunteers to monitor the polls, push voters to cast their ballots early and create a network to respond to disinformation. Continue reading...

• Holocaust survivor and International Auschwitz Committee president Eva Umlauf wrote an open letter calling for a ban on the far-right AfD party in Germany. • The letter was addressed to North Rhine-Westphalia state premier Hendrik Wüst, who recently proposed creating a working group to evaluate the case for a ban motion. • This push for a ban comes as polling suggests the AfD is maintaining momentum heading into upcoming state elections.

• Exit polls indicate that Germany's far-right Alternative for Germany (AfD) party has taken a commanding lead in a recent regional election. • The results suggest a historic victory that could potentially lead to the first state government led by the far-right since World War II. • This outcome creates political uncertainty regarding whether other parties will cooperate to allow the AfD to form a governing coalition.

• Luxembourg has successfully secured its gas supplies for the upcoming winter season to ensure energy stability. • In Germany, the AfD party continues to poll strongly ahead of the state elections in Saxony-Anhalt scheduled for this Sunday. • Italy's Brothers of Italy party, led by Giorgia Meloni, will hold a rally in Bari this evening to mark a political milestone and make new announcements.

• Republican leaders secured a critical lifeline when Democratic representatives Gluesenkamp Perez and Golden voted in favor of a procedural rule, preventing a legislative deadlock. • The move allowed the House to proceed with further bills this week, as some Republicans had attempted to block the rule to protest short-term government-funding provisions. • Democratic leader Hakeem Jeffries stated that whether the two Democrats will face repercussions for breaking party lines is currently "under discussion."

• Rahil Prakash, a 21-year-old, admitted to running a website that published fake election polls to test how easily misinformation could penetrate the political ecosystem. • The fabricated data influenced several races, including the LA mayoral contest between Karen Bass and Nithya Raman, and a Wisconsin governor's primary where candidate Francesca Hong was falsely reported to lead by over 20 percentage points. • The incident highlights a critical vulnerability in the political press, as some California media outlets picked up and shared the fake polls without verification.