European socialists were left in disarray on Sunday night after failing to capitalise on a historic economic and financial crisis to harvest disaffected voters in parliamentary elections.
In spite of such seemingly favourable conditions, the socialists fell further behind the parliament’s largest group, the centre-right European People’s party, as voters punished them in key countries, including the UK, while flocking to parties on the far-left and far-right elsewhere.
Projections released late on Sunday night by the parliament showed the socialist group shrinking to between 155 and 165 seats – well below the 217 the group previously occupied.
By contrast, the EPP was set to occupy 263 to 273 seats. (While the outgoing parliament had 785 seats, the new one will have 736).
“It was a very difficult night,” Martin Schulz, the socialist group president, conceded from Berlin.
“We would be well advised to carry out a very close analysis over the coming days,” he added.
Party officials cast the blame on a combination of a low turnout, which tends to favour fringe parties, and the vagaries of distinct national contests.
Turnout, according to early estimates, fell to a new low of 43.3 per cent – down from 45 per cent five years ago – in spite of an extensive promotional campaign by the parliament.
While Mr Schulz urged socialists to maintain their principles, other party officials struck a more dire tone. “If the socialists can’t do well now, when can we do well?” one asked.
Some socialists have even spoken of possibly changing their name to “Democrats”. The thinking is that a different title might help the group, particularly in eastern Europe.
But outside analysts indicated the group’s problems were more fundamental as they failed to win over crisis-hit voters. “They’re being punished for not coming up with strong alternatives to what the centre-right is proposing,” said Sara Hagemann, an analyst at the European Policy Centre in Brussels.
In France, for example, the socialists were set to lose roughly half their seats to President Nicolas Sarkozy’s ruling centre-right UMP. “People are looking for practical solutions to lift us out of the crisis,” said Joseph Daul, a UMP member and the leader of the EPP.
Mr Daul said that his group would now deliberate over its candidate for the presidency of the European Parliament – a choice between new and old member states including Poland’s Jerzy Buzek and Italy’s Mario Mauro.
Mr Daul also pledged to push for the early adoption of the Lisbon reform treaty, which would expand the parliament’s powers.
As the results rolled in, the mainstream parties were bracing themselves for the arrival in Brussels of as many as 50 to 60 Eurosceptic MEPs from the far-right and far-left. From a relatively low base, groups such as the Danish People’s party and Austria’s Hans Peter Martin list emerged as big winners on an evening when the centre-left wilted.
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More bad news for anti-American, anti-Western leftist USENET posters like zepp, Richard Hanson & Mitch.
> European socialists were left in disarray on Sunday night after > failing to capitalise on a historic economic and financial crisis to > harvest disaffected voters in parliamentary elections.
Word is that they're dismantling their socialist health insurance systems in favor of US stuple for profit health care, strippin away their social safety nets, only allowing 2 weeks holidays and year and forcing everyone to work for $10 an hour, 60 hours a week to erect statues of Bush, Reagan and Limbaugh in every town square. Sean Hannity and Hal Turner issued statements today hearlding this as a glorious victory for the Republican party and the begining of a new age of pure lassiz faire capitalism and perpetual right wing rule.
> > Clay wrote > > > Joshua Chaffin > > > Financial Times > > > June 8, 2009
> > > European socialists were left in disarray on Sunday night after > > > failing to capitalise on a historic economic and financial crisis to > > > harvest disaffected voters in parliamentary elections.
> > Word is that they're dismantling their socialist health insurance systems in > > favor of US stuple for profit health care, strippin away their social safety > > nets, only allowing 2 weeks holidays and year and forcing everyone to work for > > $10 an hour, 60 hours a week to erect statues of Bush, Reagan and Limbaugh in > > every town square. Sean Hannity and Hal Turner issued statements today > > hearlding this as a glorious victory for the Republican party and the begining > > of a new age of pure lassiz faire capitalism and perpetual right wing rule.
> Europeans are a lot like liberals. Nobody knows anything and > they all stand around watching the guys who do work.
Another anonymous delusional fool chips in his 2 cents worth. Who told you that? Your prophet Limbaugh?
On Jun 7, 8:57 pm, Clay <c...@thinktank.nyc> wrote:
> Joshua Chaffin > Financial Times > June 8, 2009
> European socialists were left in disarray on Sunday night after > failing to capitalise on a historic economic and financial crisis to > harvest disaffected voters in parliamentary elections.
Is that why all European markets are down sharply the day after? I guess capitalists know right wing conservatives are not good for the economy.
> In spite of such seemingly favourable conditions, the socialists fell > further behind the parliament’s largest group, the centre-right > European People’s party, as voters punished them in key countries, > including the UK, while flocking to parties on the far-left and > far-right elsewhere.
> Projections released late on Sunday night by the parliament showed the > socialist group shrinking to between 155 and 165 seats – well below > the 217 the group previously occupied.
> By contrast, the EPP was set to occupy 263 to 273 seats. (While the > outgoing parliament had 785 seats, the new one will have 736).
> “It was a very difficult night,” Martin Schulz, the socialist group > president, conceded from Berlin.
> “We would be well advised to carry out a very close analysis over the > coming days,” he added.
> Party officials cast the blame on a combination of a low turnout, > which tends to favour fringe parties, and the vagaries of distinct > national contests.
> Turnout, according to early estimates, fell to a new low of 43.3 per > cent – down from 45 per cent five years ago – in spite of an extensive > promotional campaign by the parliament.
> While Mr Schulz urged socialists to maintain their principles, other > party officials struck a more dire tone. “If the socialists can’t do > well now, when can we do well?” one asked.
> Some socialists have even spoken of possibly changing their name to > “Democrats”. The thinking is that a different title might help the > group, particularly in eastern Europe.
> But outside analysts indicated the group’s problems were more > fundamental as they failed to win over crisis-hit voters. “They’re > being punished for not coming up with strong alternatives to what the > centre-right is proposing,” said Sara Hagemann, an analyst at the > European Policy Centre in Brussels.
> In France, for example, the socialists were set to lose roughly half > their seats to President Nicolas Sarkozy’s ruling centre-right UMP. > “People are looking for practical solutions to lift us out of the > crisis,” said Joseph Daul, a UMP member and the leader of the EPP.
> Mr Daul said that his group would now deliberate over its candidate > for the presidency of the European Parliament – a choice between new > and old member states including Poland’s Jerzy Buzek and Italy’s Mario > Mauro.
> Mr Daul also pledged to push for the early adoption of the Lisbon > reform treaty, which would expand the parliament’s powers.
> As the results rolled in, the mainstream parties were bracing > themselves for the arrival in Brussels of as many as 50 to 60 > Eurosceptic MEPs from the far-right and far-left. From a relatively > low base, groups such as the Danish People’s party and Austria’s Hans > Peter Martin list emerged as big winners on an evening when the > centre-left wilted.
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> More bad news for anti-American, anti-Western leftist USENET posters > like zepp, Richard Hanson & Mitch.
> <c...@thinktank.nyc> wrote: > >European socialists were left in disarray on Sunday night after > >failing to capitalise on a historic economic and financial crisis to > >harvest disaffected voters in parliamentary elections.
> Wow, exactly like Hitler last century. Rightwingers scapegoated > "leftists" and look what happened.
Yeah except Hitler was a leftist/socialist (pro-big-government, pro- corporatism). Everyone tries to pretend otherwise, but that's what his party was.
> >> Wow, exactly like Hitler last century. Rightwingers scapegoated > >> "leftists" and look what happened.
> >Yeah except Hitler was a leftist/socialist (pro-big-government, pro- > >corporatism). Everyone tries to pretend otherwise, but that's what > >his party was.
> Except Hitler was a rightwing, bible-thumping, > totalitarian conservative, you uneducated fool
> Hitler allowed guns to be retained by the general > population, he allowed free markets, private property, > paid for services from private enterprise, and as a > conservative, was militaristic, racist, homophobic, > ultranationalistic
> MOF, EVERY conservative trait is the hallmark of > Hitler.
> >========================================================================== > >"Secular schools can never be tolerated because such a school has no > >religious instruction and a general moral instruction without a > >religious foundation is built on air; consequently all character training > >and religion must be derived from faith.... We > >need believing people." > > --Adolf Hitler, April 26, 1933,- Hide quoted text -
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So says the drooling cocksucker without so much as a soupcon of credibility...
Here's why:
GARY ROSELLES (aka "mike-sw...") Rapid City SD Septuagenarian's collected views on race, homosexuality, death-threats and killing govt. officials and teenage girls:
"What the fuck would a dumb cocksucker like (Distinguished African- American Scholar) Sowell, who sits out at Stanford, never having worked a day in his Uncle Tom life, know anything?" -- Gary Roselles
"He (African-American scholar Thomas Sowell) goes against his own kind." Gary Roselles, insisting once again that blacks should "stick to their own kind"
"His appointment will bridge nothing. It's apparant he's being an uncle tom to appease voters." -- White trash asshole Gary Roselles slurs American Hero General Colin Powell
"How does a pampered, Stanford based, Scaife funded, Uncle Tom make judgements on "the bottom", McFly?" -- Another day, another racial slur on an educated, successful, independent black man from Gary Roselles
"I consider hating RIGHT WING nazi/fascist fucks like you a God inspired emotion." -- Pure, venomous hate-speech from "god-inspired" whackjob Gary Roselles
"Hating RIGHT WINGERS is doing God's work, Dumbapropyl" -- Pure, venomous hate-speech from "god-inspired" whackjob Gary Roselles
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