An opposition victory in the capital would seriously dent Vucic's hard-line rule in the country, analysts say.

Source: https://www.gjsentinel.com/news/world/serbias-vucic-seeks-to-reassert-populist-dominance-in-elections-this-weekend/article_39a6eb39-c781-5a4e-a3f9-f87ed5568921.html

A tense fight is escalating, with Democrats refusing to budge and hard-line Republicans digging in. Without a solution, economists and others warn, the US could be plunged into an “economic catastrophe”.

Source: https://biztoc.com/x/5d8e7c4f5da47ef5?ref=ff

But the Jamiat Ulema Islam party, headed by hard-line cleric and politician Fazlur Rehman, has remained a potent political force.

Source: https://newsinfo.inquirer.net/1810205/is-claims-responsibility-for-bombing-that-killed-54-at-pro-taliban-election-rally-in-pakistan

Demonstrators from a pro-Palestinian hard-line Muslim group burn US and Israeli flags during a protest in front of the US Embassy in Jakarta, Oct. 11, 2023.

Source: https://themedialine.org/top-stories/palestinians-are-furious-about-us-president-bidens-position-on-gaza/

Hebron is a flashpoint city where several hundred hard-line Israeli settlers live in heavily guarded enclaves amid some 200,000 Palestinians.

Source: https://www.gjsentinel.com/news/world/at-least-6-palestinians-killed-during-israeli-west-bank-raid/article_b9f6be23-fe6a-5a0d-b0ed-5e20791a3e7f.html

However, that proposal is also being met with pushback from hard-line conservatives, prompting some centrist Republicans to consider other options.

Source: https://gazette.com/news/wex/as-gop-wrestles-with-spending-deal-will-house-democrats-come-to-their-aid/article_a82515b9-9d5c-5064-b1b7-dd2e8997c85d.html

Iran's paramilitary Revolutionary Guard, a hard-line force answerable only to Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, oversees the country's ballistic missile arsenal.

Source: https://www.independent.co.uk/news/world/americas/iran-ap-russia-ukraine-united-arab-emirates-b2402642.html

Li Keqiang, an economist from a rival faction to Xi who held less hard-line Marxist-Leninist views than the Chinese president, saw his power slowly whittled away during his decade in power.

Source: https://www.smh.com.au/world/asia/chinese-premier-calls-for-combat-readiness-but-softens-tone-on-taiwan-20230305-p5cpga.html?ref=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_source=rss_feed

Lord Foulkes praised Mr Jack's "hard-line" response.

Source: https://www.heraldscotland.com/politics/23503105.alister-jack-questions-constitutional-propriety-new-indy-minister/?ref=rss

More Democrats than Republicans backed the bill for its final passage, stoking anger among hard-line conservatives who say it raises questions about the speaker's loyalty to his own conference.

Source: https://gazette.com/news/us-world/the-winners-and-losers-of-the-debt-ceiling-deal/article_dd55471f-cd66-56ae-9ea1-3f5468864dab.html

Now, an insurgent movement of hard-line grassroots activists is attempting to oust incumbent party chairman Drew McKissick at the May 20 state convention, with the two sides waging total war against each other.

Source: https://www.postandcourier.com/politics/ahead-of-next-weeks-sc-gop-state-convention-a-civil-war-is-raging-within/article_cffcc224-f0e9-11ed-a448-df44550fa121.html

Some hard-line Republican politicians have been blocking a multi-billion-dollar package of further aid to Ukraine.

Source: https://newsday.com.ng/ukraine-russian-official-confirms-generals-death-in-action/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=ukraine-russian-official-confirms-generals-death-in-action

Sweden holds the powerful presidency of the European Union for the next six months, but there are concerns in the 27-nation bloc that the strong influence of the hard-line far right at home will hold them back.

Source: https://www.independent.co.uk/news/uk/politics/ap-european-commission-swedish-stockholm-ursula-von-der-leyen-b2260047.html

The hard-line pro-Russia opposition lawmakers in parliament described the Western plan for Kosovo as an “ultimatum.”

Source: https://ktar.com/story/5431227/serbia-could-become-pariah-over-kosovo-president-warns/

The House is without a leader — and in uncharted territory — after eight hard-line Republicans and unified Democrats voted to oust House Speaker Kevin McCarthy in a historic 216-210 vote on Tuesday.

Source: https://woub.org/2023/10/05/house-cant-work-without-speaker-how-choose-mccarthys-successor/

The march to Eviatar, an unauthorised settlement outpost in the northern West Bank that was evacuated by the Israeli government in 2021, was being led by hard-line ultranationalist Jewish settlers.

Source: https://www.alloaadvertiser.com/news/national/23445654.defiant-jewish-settlers-march-evacuated-west-bank-outpost/?ref=rss

The order was quickly challenged in court as discriminatory against a religious group, but the bans, along with Trump's hard-line anti-immigration agenda, were popular with his base.

Source: https://www.ndtv.com/world-news/on-day-one-i-will-donald-trump-pledges-to-reimpose-muslim-travel-ban-4524343

“The sprawling bill — numbering 3,000-plus pages — is a product of months of negotiations between leaders from both political parties who worked to bypass most of the demands made by hard-line House Republicans.

Source: https://investorplace.com/2023/12/record-886-billion-defense-policy-bill-will-lift-defense-stocks-in-2024/

The state's leader, Yogi Adityanath, is described by the paper as a "hard-line Hindu monk" who may have aspirations of being prime minister.

Source: https://www.newser.com/story/334070/ex-indian-lawmaker-gunned-down-on-live-tv.html

´Tis the season for hard-line Republicans to search their hearts, use their brains and get serious about fixing a problem they’ve exploited for decades.

Source: https://www.rawstory.com/french-parliament-rejects-macron-s-immigration-bill-in-surprise-vote/