In today's episode we analyze the important political developments in Europe over the past couple of months.

Parliamentary Elections in Sweden The Swedes elected a new parliament and hopefully a new Prime Minister. Who were the winners and losers? How did the Sweden Democrats fair?

Referendum on Neutrality in Switzerland The Swiss voted on formalizing their long and strong tradition of neutrality, but it failed miserably--70%-30%. Are the Swiss more pragmatic than we thought?

State Elections in Sachsen-Anhalt The people of Sachsen-Anhalt voted overwhelmingly for the far-right AfD-Alternative for Germany party, but fell just short of a majority. Can the AfD convince another party to help them form a government or will the firewall against the AfD hold? And why does the far right appeal to East Germans in a small, rural, and poor state with few immigrants?

State Elections in Mecklenburg-Vorpommern The AfD also came in first in Meck-Pomm, but here the popular governor from the SPD will rely on the anti-AfD firewall to secure a center-left majority, without the help of the CDU who crashed out of the state parliament having failed to reach the 5% threshold. Does the collapse of the CDU forecast the end of Chancellor Merz's leadership of Germany? Can any of the centrist parties survive in this era of extremes?

State Elections in Berlin Berliners seem to have elected a Zohran Mamdani-type politician in the form of Elif Eralp, from the left Die Linke party. Amongst other initiatives, she promises to buy back 40,000 apartments from large investors and reduce the cost of living in Germany's capital. Why did so many Berliners vote her and can she really achieve her goals? Also, amid accusations of anti-semitism in the ranks of Die Linke, should there be an AfD-like Brandmauer against the left?

Chancellor Merz: Should He Stay or Should He Go? We end by discussing Merz's future.