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Journalists are still preoccupied with the election victory of the far-right candidate Jair Bolsonaro in Brazil's presidential elections. They fear that other countries could be infected by this development in the Latin American country and explain why Europe should also be concerned.

After 18 years as leader of Germany's CDU, Angela Merkel is stepping down. But she plans to remain chancellor until the end of the current legislative period in 2021. Some commentators are unhappy with this slow-motion departure. Others say she's leaving just in time.

Two days after the election victory of the far-right candidate Jair Bolsonaro in the country's presidential elections, the media discuss why Brazilians voted for him despite his aggressive rhetoric - and what is in store for the fifth-largest country in the world.

The Central European University (CEU) will move from Budapest to Vienna, according to its rector. The university, which is financed by George Soros, came under pressure after the Orbán government passed a law stipulating that foreign universities operating in Hungary must also be active in their home countries. Commentators criticise Orbán's attacks on Soros and the CEU.