Europe's Embattled Leaders: What's Behind the Widespread Disaffection?

European Leaders Approval Ratings Leadership Challenges

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Europe's leaders, including Keir Starmer, Friedrich Merz, Emmanuel Macron, Giorgia Meloni, and Pedro Sánchez, face low approval ratings amid social and economic challenges, prompting questions about their leadership or the hand they've been dealt.

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