RT: Once the solution, EU has now turned into "the problem"
Nationalist parties have achieved great success in European Parliament elections as pro-EU centrist parties became out-of-touch with ordinary people.
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"Exit polls show that right-wing and Euroskeptic parties posted significant gains in the European Parliament elections, which ended on Sunday. As a result, the pro-European bloc EPP and the Social-Democratic alliance S&D have now lost their combined majority," RT writes.
Uli Brueckner, a professor of European studies at Stanford University in Berlin, told the broadcaster that the defeat of these parties "is really not surprising when we look at the bigger picture."
According to Brueckner, the election results present a serious challenge to Brussels’ narrative of a united, integrated Europe.
"In the past, we had one consensus on the general narrative that European integration as such is good, because it brings peace, stability, prosperity, and we only disagree on certain ideological differences – about whether it’s clean enough, is it fair enough, is it pro-business. Euroskeptic parties have shattered this consensus," he said.
This political movements across the continent now see the EU not as the solution for Europe, but the problem," Brueckner said.
Dennis Franceskin, a National Rally representative based in Washington, said that the success of Euroskeptic parties reveals growing dissatisfaction within the bloc.
"The structure of the European Union is a failure," Franceskin told RT.
The european Left is officially dead.
(Skenderbeu 1444, 27 May 2019 16:35)
Don't think so - the score is 363 : 321 in favor of Green + Left + Liberal.
Right + Christian Democrats + Populists + Fascists lost big time, until now they were in slight majority.
The losses of "traditional" SocDems are simply because there is less "traditional" blue collar they can address. But all the SocDem losses went to Green, Left-Marxist and Liberals.
In addition to that if you look at the scores, the losses of Christian Democrats are not even covered by the gain of Populists + Fascists.
I think, European "Christian Democracy" is on it's dead bed. The "Green + Marxist-Left + Liberal" absorbing the conservative voters in bigger numbers than the far right. At least for now. The reason is probably that people are less religious and the "Green + Left + Liberal" does address their concerns better.
(Ataman, 29 May 2019 22:03)
K albos and Albanians from the proper Albania see EU as a milking cow.
Collecting taxes of hard working eu citizens and buying amunition instead of increasing standard of living, creating employment.
Sooner eu shuts the door better for all concerned. EU is unequal, mother to one and stepmother to the rest.
(Ljiljana, 28 May 2019 14:23)
These elections show dissatisfaction amongst voters in respective countries. The only ones still wide eyed and looking at the EU as if its the answer to their all problems are immigrants and their children that dont see beyond the social security system. Albanians still see the EU as something you wish upon a star.
(sj, 28 May 2019 12:03)
It is the hugest crisis of the european Left in my opinion. Lets remember they had all of Europe's political power in their hands just a few years ago. They failed to deliver, when in power they all embraced right wing policies, cutting down on social amortizators, on state's aid to private business, on scientific research, on better education. With a word, socialists became the more convinced globalists and supported the interests of big intetnational corporations. They abandoned their own ideology if they ever had one. The trend is irreversible in my opinion. The european Left is officially dead.
(Skenderbeu 1444, 27 May 2019 16:35)
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It's Skenderbegovic not Skenderbeu
(Lazar 1389, 28 May 2019 05:53)
These election results should finally wake up Serbian leadership about joining that joke of an entity. NO EU, NO NATO NOR NEW WORLD ORDER.
(Mike Sujdovic, 28 May 2019 04:10)
Nikolle, Farage is just a pathetic one trick pony he will definitely bring down the UK. People don't know what they want. They just want to blame punish some one or groups of People. For their worsening miserable anal robed life's. Adrian much more of the corrupt Romanian politicians and bureaucrats belong in jail. The Chinese Air lines 6 of them [link] are fighting which one will have direct flights to Croatia. Adrian Romania can't compete with Croatia maybe with Serbia.
(Lenard, 27 May 2019 21:24)
This change should play well for Serbs, time is definitely on our side. Albanians can keep digging their hole deeper and deeper.
(Zoran, 27 May 2019 16:45)
It is the hugest crisis of the european Left in my opinion. Lets remember they had all of Europe's political power in their hands just a few years ago. They failed to deliver, when in power they all embraced right wing policies, cutting down on social amortizators, on state's aid to private business, on scientific research, on better education. With a word, socialists became the more convinced globalists and supported the interests of big intetnational corporations. They abandoned their own ideology if they ever had one. The trend is irreversible in my opinion. The european Left is officially dead.
(Skenderbeu 1444, 27 May 2019 16:35)
What parties are in touch with ordinary people then? Farage, a privately educated city man? How on earth would be representative of an out of work Yorshkireman? Populist parties do rhetoric well, but solutions to unemployment, inflation and what else, they dont tackle becasue they cant. As to the EU being the problem, I'm not too sure, if I was to guess, I'd say these populist nationalist parties are mostly backed by the 50+year old voter demographic. The EU still enjoys more approval than it does not
(Nikolle, 27 May 2019 14:12)
from now will happen only bad things for Romania they had also took him in prison after only 2 hours
With Dragnea the gdp had grow with +5,1% in first quater 2019 plus the idiot people are happy and celebrate on streets that he go in prison
(adrian_bucharest_romania, 27 May 2019 13:36)
These election results should finally wake up Serbian leadership about joining that joke of an entity. NO EU, NO NATO NOR NEW WORLD ORDER.
(Mike Sujdovic, 28 May 2019 04:10)
It is the hugest crisis of the european Left in my opinion. Lets remember they had all of Europe's political power in their hands just a few years ago. They failed to deliver, when in power they all embraced right wing policies, cutting down on social amortizators, on state's aid to private business, on scientific research, on better education. With a word, socialists became the more convinced globalists and supported the interests of big intetnational corporations. They abandoned their own ideology if they ever had one. The trend is irreversible in my opinion. The european Left is officially dead.
(Skenderbeu 1444, 27 May 2019 16:35)
These elections show dissatisfaction amongst voters in respective countries. The only ones still wide eyed and looking at the EU as if its the answer to their all problems are immigrants and their children that dont see beyond the social security system. Albanians still see the EU as something you wish upon a star.
(sj, 28 May 2019 12:03)
This change should play well for Serbs, time is definitely on our side. Albanians can keep digging their hole deeper and deeper.
(Zoran, 27 May 2019 16:45)
What parties are in touch with ordinary people then? Farage, a privately educated city man? How on earth would be representative of an out of work Yorshkireman? Populist parties do rhetoric well, but solutions to unemployment, inflation and what else, they dont tackle becasue they cant. As to the EU being the problem, I'm not too sure, if I was to guess, I'd say these populist nationalist parties are mostly backed by the 50+year old voter demographic. The EU still enjoys more approval than it does not
(Nikolle, 27 May 2019 14:12)
from now will happen only bad things for Romania they had also took him in prison after only 2 hours
With Dragnea the gdp had grow with +5,1% in first quater 2019 plus the idiot people are happy and celebrate on streets that he go in prison
(adrian_bucharest_romania, 27 May 2019 13:36)
K albos and Albanians from the proper Albania see EU as a milking cow.
Collecting taxes of hard working eu citizens and buying amunition instead of increasing standard of living, creating employment.
Sooner eu shuts the door better for all concerned. EU is unequal, mother to one and stepmother to the rest.
(Ljiljana, 28 May 2019 14:23)
It is the hugest crisis of the european Left in my opinion. Lets remember they had all of Europe's political power in their hands just a few years ago. They failed to deliver, when in power they all embraced right wing policies, cutting down on social amortizators, on state's aid to private business, on scientific research, on better education. With a word, socialists became the more convinced globalists and supported the interests of big intetnational corporations. They abandoned their own ideology if they ever had one. The trend is irreversible in my opinion. The european Left is officially dead.
(Skenderbeu 1444, 27 May 2019 16:35)
___…__
It's Skenderbegovic not Skenderbeu
(Lazar 1389, 28 May 2019 05:53)
Nikolle, Farage is just a pathetic one trick pony he will definitely bring down the UK. People don't know what they want. They just want to blame punish some one or groups of People. For their worsening miserable anal robed life's. Adrian much more of the corrupt Romanian politicians and bureaucrats belong in jail. The Chinese Air lines 6 of them [link] are fighting which one will have direct flights to Croatia. Adrian Romania can't compete with Croatia maybe with Serbia.
(Lenard, 27 May 2019 21:24)
The european Left is officially dead.
(Skenderbeu 1444, 27 May 2019 16:35)
Don't think so - the score is 363 : 321 in favor of Green + Left + Liberal.
Right + Christian Democrats + Populists + Fascists lost big time, until now they were in slight majority.
The losses of "traditional" SocDems are simply because there is less "traditional" blue collar they can address. But all the SocDem losses went to Green, Left-Marxist and Liberals.
In addition to that if you look at the scores, the losses of Christian Democrats are not even covered by the gain of Populists + Fascists.
I think, European "Christian Democracy" is on it's dead bed. The "Green + Marxist-Left + Liberal" absorbing the conservative voters in bigger numbers than the far right. At least for now. The reason is probably that people are less religious and the "Green + Left + Liberal" does address their concerns better.
(Ataman, 29 May 2019 22:03)
What parties are in touch with ordinary people then? Farage, a privately educated city man? How on earth would be representative of an out of work Yorshkireman? Populist parties do rhetoric well, but solutions to unemployment, inflation and what else, they dont tackle becasue they cant. As to the EU being the problem, I'm not too sure, if I was to guess, I'd say these populist nationalist parties are mostly backed by the 50+year old voter demographic. The EU still enjoys more approval than it does not
(Nikolle, 27 May 2019 14:12)
from now will happen only bad things for Romania they had also took him in prison after only 2 hours
With Dragnea the gdp had grow with +5,1% in first quater 2019 plus the idiot people are happy and celebrate on streets that he go in prison
(adrian_bucharest_romania, 27 May 2019 13:36)
Nikolle, Farage is just a pathetic one trick pony he will definitely bring down the UK. People don't know what they want. They just want to blame punish some one or groups of People. For their worsening miserable anal robed life's. Adrian much more of the corrupt Romanian politicians and bureaucrats belong in jail. The Chinese Air lines 6 of them [link] are fighting which one will have direct flights to Croatia. Adrian Romania can't compete with Croatia maybe with Serbia.
(Lenard, 27 May 2019 21:24)
It is the hugest crisis of the european Left in my opinion. Lets remember they had all of Europe's political power in their hands just a few years ago. They failed to deliver, when in power they all embraced right wing policies, cutting down on social amortizators, on state's aid to private business, on scientific research, on better education. With a word, socialists became the more convinced globalists and supported the interests of big intetnational corporations. They abandoned their own ideology if they ever had one. The trend is irreversible in my opinion. The european Left is officially dead.
(Skenderbeu 1444, 27 May 2019 16:35)
It is the hugest crisis of the european Left in my opinion. Lets remember they had all of Europe's political power in their hands just a few years ago. They failed to deliver, when in power they all embraced right wing policies, cutting down on social amortizators, on state's aid to private business, on scientific research, on better education. With a word, socialists became the more convinced globalists and supported the interests of big intetnational corporations. They abandoned their own ideology if they ever had one. The trend is irreversible in my opinion. The european Left is officially dead.
(Skenderbeu 1444, 27 May 2019 16:35)
___…__
It's Skenderbegovic not Skenderbeu
(Lazar 1389, 28 May 2019 05:53)
These elections show dissatisfaction amongst voters in respective countries. The only ones still wide eyed and looking at the EU as if its the answer to their all problems are immigrants and their children that dont see beyond the social security system. Albanians still see the EU as something you wish upon a star.
(sj, 28 May 2019 12:03)
K albos and Albanians from the proper Albania see EU as a milking cow.
Collecting taxes of hard working eu citizens and buying amunition instead of increasing standard of living, creating employment.
Sooner eu shuts the door better for all concerned. EU is unequal, mother to one and stepmother to the rest.
(Ljiljana, 28 May 2019 14:23)
These election results should finally wake up Serbian leadership about joining that joke of an entity. NO EU, NO NATO NOR NEW WORLD ORDER.
(Mike Sujdovic, 28 May 2019 04:10)
This change should play well for Serbs, time is definitely on our side. Albanians can keep digging their hole deeper and deeper.
(Zoran, 27 May 2019 16:45)
The european Left is officially dead.
(Skenderbeu 1444, 27 May 2019 16:35)
Don't think so - the score is 363 : 321 in favor of Green + Left + Liberal.
Right + Christian Democrats + Populists + Fascists lost big time, until now they were in slight majority.
The losses of "traditional" SocDems are simply because there is less "traditional" blue collar they can address. But all the SocDem losses went to Green, Left-Marxist and Liberals.
In addition to that if you look at the scores, the losses of Christian Democrats are not even covered by the gain of Populists + Fascists.
I think, European "Christian Democracy" is on it's dead bed. The "Green + Marxist-Left + Liberal" absorbing the conservative voters in bigger numbers than the far right. At least for now. The reason is probably that people are less religious and the "Green + Left + Liberal" does address their concerns better.
(Ataman, 29 May 2019 22:03)