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The nationalists have won a clear victory with 45.36 percent of the vote in the first round of the island's territorial election. The French president's La République En Marche! party dragged far behind with just 11.26 percent. If the nationalist alliance also wins the second round next Sunday it plans to secure an unprecedented level of autonomy for the island. Europe's press takes a closer look at the situation in Corsica.

As tensions mount between Poland's national-conservative PiS government and the opposition, the polarisation between government-friendly and anti-government media has likewise increased. An appeal from a pro-PiS commentator for the government to crack down on critical media has caused a major stir.

Recep Tayyip Erdoğan is to visit Greece on December 7 and 8, becoming the first Turkish head of state to do so in the past 65 years. In view of the two countries' tense relations there is no shortage of topics for discussion. The expectations of the various media in the region regarding the visit differ widely.

The UN Climate Change Conference in Bonn attended by almost 200 states comes to an end today, Friday. One main bone of contention was whether industrial countries should support poorer, developing states. Commentators have harsh words for the rich nations' lack of solidarity and take differing views of the coal phase-out initiative proposed by some countries.

The EU is questioning the rule of law in Poland and has tasked an EU Parliament committee with examining whether to launch infringement proceedings. The Polish government's judicial reforms are the main source of concern. For some commentators the debate has taken on hysterical proportions; others want to see tough action against Warsaw.