Bloomberg Chancellor Angela Merkel faces a new round of coalition turbulence after her Bavarian sister party dropped to a historic low in a regional election that exposed the scope of voter disaffection with Germany’s political establishment. The Christian Social Union’s loss of its absolute majority on Sunday threatens to reverberate through Merkel’s fractious government, already hampered by infighting after just ...

Bloomberg French President Emmanuel Macron is poised to unveil his new team after two weeks of confusion over the timing and scope of his cabinet shuffle fueled speculation of a split between him and his prime minister. The reshuffle was set off by the October 2 resignation of the interior minister, with Macron saying he would “ take the necessary ...

Bloomberg Sweden’s acting Prime Minister Stefan Lofven said that he’s prepared to try to form a broad coalition government after the opposition leader failed in his first attempt. Lofven said he told parliament speaker Andreas Norlen on Monday that he’s ready to lead talks on forming a viable coalition to break an impasse after last month’s inconclusive election. “A cooperation ...