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Reporting European, U.K., global politics for @POLITICOEurope. Latest book ‘Landslide: The inside story of the 2024 election’. Also @timross1.bsky.social
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The POLITICO Poll: Andy Burnham should call an election to let voters choose Britain’s PM

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By Tim Ross Verified
| POLITICO Europe Verified
LONDON — A majority of adults in the U.K. believe Andy Burnham should call an election to win his own mandate to govern if he takes over from Keir Starmer as prime minister. The POLITICO Poll by Public First found 51 percent of respondents say Burnham, who became an MP just last week, “should call and try to win an election to give his government legitimacy.” Only 34 percent believe he would lead a legitimate administration without a new general election.
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Burnham’s dilemma: A free ride on Starmer’s majority, or risk an election to seek his own

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By Tim Ross Verified, Andrew McDonald Verified
| POLITICO Europe Verified
LONDON — It is an unwritten rule in British politics that a new prime minister who takes over mid-term will soon want a general election to win a majority they can call their own. That is the position Andy Burnham will find himself in, if, as expected, he succeeds Keir Starmer in three weeks’ time. The calculation is never straightforward — and for Burnham, the dilemma is particularly acute.
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Romania’s Nicușor Dan faces his biggest test as political crisis deepens

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By Tim Ross Verified
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Just over a year after Romania’s moderate President Nicușor Dan won power in a tense showdown with the far right, he is facing his most serious test yet — trying to broker a deal between rival parties to form a stable government. Romania’s last coalition fell apart in April, and Dan’s first two nominations for prime minister failed to secure enough party support to lead a new administration.
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