The Centre Holds in Spain a Setback for Populist Alliance

Weekly outlook by Miles R. Maftean and Adam Jasser: The extreme-right Spanish party, Vox, suffered a notable loss in the elections, leading to a hung parliament. Vox had the endorsement of right-wing leaders Viktor Orban from Hungary and Jarosław Kaczyński from Poland. Odesa’s Orthodox Cathedral was razed by Russian missiles, escalating the city’s bombardment. Kyiv threatens to halt all ships heading to the Black Sea. Poland, leading a group of five other Central and Eastern European nations, has called for extending a temporary EU ban on Ukrainian food and grain imports. The European Commission has filed a lawsuit against Poland over a controversial ruling by its Constitutional Court.