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• Barroso’s re-election and new political balances

  Sunday 6 September 2009, by Sarantis Michalopoulos
  
  “I am confident in the vote. We’ve got very strong support at the heart of the European Parliament. Five years ago we also got their support and I don’t see why we shouldn’t have it again. Moreover, there’s the unanimous backing of heads of state and governments who represent all the main political (...) Continue
  
  

• Socialist stumble, right-wing rise in the 2009 EP elections

  Saturday 18 July 2009, by Milan Pajic , 3 comments
  
  The recent loss of more than 50 MEPs in the European Parliament (EP) by the Party of European Socialists (PES) to far-right and radical parties has been dubbed by the PES leader Martin Schulz as a “bitter evening for social democracy.” Nevertheless, there were concerns even before the election, (...) Continue
  
  

• Sarkozy’s unheralded coup de foudre in European Parliament elections

  Sunday 12 July 2009, by Stephanie Calleja
  
  In the rough tide that is French politics, Nicolas Sarkozy never fails to impress. His recent triumph in the European Parliament elections caused further unsettlement amongst the public, as many are those that feel as if they’ve been stepped on by the French President’s ‘erratic’ behaviour and (...) Continue
  
  

• Labour’s Greatest Defeat since World War II

  Wednesday 8 July 2009, by Mark Seychell
  
  Labour suffered its worst post-war election result as it gained just 15.3% of the vote, even worse than party bosses had feared, and was beaten into third place by UKIP and the Conservative Party. Labour also suffered a historic defeat in the recent local elections. Voter apathy was reflected (...) Continue
  
  

• Collapse of the socialist at the European elections: let’s draw the lessons from this defeat

  Monday 29 June 2009, by Maël Brunet français
  
  With 22% of seats (a 5,6% decline compared to 2004), a stable right and a breakthrough of the extreme-right, this is a real wake-up call for the socialists throughout Europe. Even more so since their position as the main opposition force in the majority of member states and the bad handling of (...) Continue
  
  

• The mess of electoral campaigning in Malta

  Saturday 20 June 2009, by Mark Seychell
  
  Electoral Campaigning in Malta has ever been marred by ultra-partisan politics, mainly between the two major political parties; the Labour Party and the Nationalist Party. Malta’s semi-violent political past has practically forced the people to assume a fanatical position regarding national (...) Continue
  
  

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