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David M. Herszenhorn

@herszenhorn

Editing, words and the world for The Washington Post. Nieman Fellow '25. Based in Brussels. Previously: POLITICO Europe, NYT.
David.Herszenhorn@washpost.com Joined July 2009
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David M. Herszenhorn @herszenhorn
Flavio Bolsonaro was on the cusp of Brazil’s presidency. Days later, he’s eyeing a chocolate frosted donut - with sprinkles - in Aventura, Fla. unable to explain to @terrence_mccoy what happened to his life and where it goes next. washingtonpost.com/world/2026/11/…
www.washingtonpost.com Why Bolsonaro says U.S. took him in: Trump ‘convinced’ Brazil is no longer a democracy After losing an election, sneaking to Miami and proclaiming himself rightful president, Flávio Bolsonaro says in an interview that the U.S. is a refuge where “institutions still work.”
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France with a centrist president, Spain a leftist prime minister, Italy led by a conservative with neofascist roots- all facing public unrest. Are there common threads? Is the European project failing? Or do national narratives offer an explanation?

washingtonpost.com/world/2026/10/…
www.washingtonpost.com Uncertain futures fuel protests in European countries left, right and center European leaders from across the political spectrum are facing public unrest with common themes such as high living costs but root causes are complex and vary by country.
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Netanyahu blamed Israeli security chiefs but never let an independent commission investigate the Oct. 7 attack. Now Israelis are asking: What did he know and when did he know it?

Reports that Netanyahu ignored Oct. 7 warnings dominate Israeli election washingtonpost.com/world/2026/09/…
www.washingtonpost.com Reports that Netanyahu ignored Oct. 7 warnings dominate Israeli election The Israeli prime minister has denied any advance knowledge of the Hamas attack in 2023, but as a national election nears his role is under new scrutiny.
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Digitally fatigued, in search of authenticity & spirituality, young people are converting to Catholicism or rediscovering their grandparents' religion in heart of secular Europe

Pope Leo visits secular France as surge of converts jolts a flagging faith washingtonpost.com/world/2026/09/…
www.washingtonpost.com Pope Leo visits secular France as surge of converts jolts a flagging faith TikTok-savvy Catholic priests and candlelight Masses ending with recruiters sharing QR codes are helping the unbaptized connect with their grandparents’ faith.
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Are voters really more polarized, moving to political extremes? Or are they just utterly sick of the status quo? Either way is bad news for centrists in Germany and everywhere.
Victories by far left and far right show Germans sick of politics as usual wapo.st/3V8u3uG
www.washingtonpost.com Victories by far left and far right show Germans sick of politics as usual In a striking show of antiestablishment voter sentiment, the Left won in Berlin on the same night that the far-right Alternative for Germany won in Mecklenburg-West Pomerania.