Jens Spahn, a senior leader in Chancellor Friedrich Merz's conservative party and parliamentary group leader, resigned after facing backlash for fathering a child through a U.S. surrogate despite previously opposing legalization of surrogacy.
Hungary's parliament approved a constitutional amendment to oust President Tamás Sulyok, whom Prime Minister Péter Magyar called a 'puppet' of former premier Viktor Orbán. The move represents a major power shake-up in Hungarian politics.
French far-right leader Marine Le Pen announced she will run for president in 2027 after an appeals court upheld her embezzlement conviction but shortened her ban on holding public office. The court ordered her to wear an electronic monitoring ankle tag for one year, creating logistical and political challenges for her campaign.
Tens of thousands of demonstrators clashed with riot police while attempting to block the Alternative für Deutschland (AfD) party's annual conference in Erfurt, Germany, where delegates overwhelmingly reelected party leaders including Alice Weidel. The protests come as the AfD has become Germany's most popular party in polling.
Serbian President Aleksandar Vučić announced Saturday he will resign within weeks and call early presidential and parliamentary elections, following 18 months of youth-led anti-government protests. The move could allow him to transition to prime minister if his party wins the ballot.
The European Parliament passed controversial migration legislation permitting member states to establish detention centers outside EU borders and conduct home searches, with conservatives joining far-right groups to approve measures critics say weaken asylum protections.
Armenians voted in parliamentary elections on June 7, 2026, with exit polls showing the pro-EU ruling party in the lead as Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan's government seeks to loosen ties with Moscow and deepen cooperation with the West despite mounting Russian pressure.
Danish Prime Minister Mette Frederiksen announced the formation of a new center-left minority coalition government after months of negotiations following inconclusive elections in March 2026. The agreement maintains her leadership amid ongoing tensions with U.S. President Donald Trump over Greenland.
Prime Minister Robert Abela's Labour Party secured a record fourth successive general election victory in Malta, though with a reduced majority. Abela had called the snap election in April, four years into his term, amid concerns that war in Iran and economic instability could weaken his government's support.
Danish center-right Venstre party leader Troels Lund Poulsen was charged with leading coalition negotiations to form a new government after Prime Minister Mette Frederiksen's effort failed. The development follows bruising midterm election results that left Frederiksen weakened.
Romanian Prime Minister Ilie Bolojan's government fell after socialists and far-right parties, including MAGA-linked George Simion's party, voted no confidence. Simion is widely considered the mastermind behind the government's collapse.
