STRASBOURG – In 2027, high-stakes national elections will be held in nine countries — France, Italy, Spain, Poland, Greece, Finland, Estonia, Slovakia and Slovenia — that together account for over half of the European Union’s population. Although these contests, as well as an indirect federal presidential election in Germany, will hinge on issues such as cost-of-living pressures, immigration, public debt, security and social protections, a........

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