Backlash:Front National wins European parliament elections in France (polls, radical, nationalist)
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France's nationalist extreme right turned European politics upside down on Sunday, trouncing the governing Socialists and the mainstream conservatives in the European parliamentary elections which across the continent returned an unprecedented number of MEPs hostile to, or sceptical about, the European Union in a huge vote of no confidence in Europe's political elite.
According to exit polls, the Front National of Marine Le Pen came first in France with more than 25% of the vote. The nationalist anti-immigrant Danish People's party won by a similar margin in Denmark. In Austria, the far right Freedom Party took one fifth of the vote, according to projections, while on the hard left, Alexis Tsipras led Greece's Syriza movement to a watershed victory over the country's two governing and traditional ruling parties, New Democracy conservatives and the Pasok social democrats.
The voting across four days in 28 countries, according to exit polls late on Sunday, delivered a string of sensational outcomes, with radical and nationalist anti-EU forces scoring major victories both on the far right and the hard left.
In Britain, the Nigel Farage-led insurrection against Westminster was also tipped to unsettle the polticial mainstream by coming first or second in the election. The Tories, the biggest UK caucus in the parliament for 20 years, faced the prospect of being pushed into third place.
Kinda figured this wont get much play even though it's fairly impactful in World politics.
I have a feeling the liberal left is going to feel some wrath in this country come Nov.
It a small but growing repudiation of the rule of elites who would seek to destroy any notion of nationalism. Of course even some on the left would object.
Yes, they do. They also change *back*. And anyone who thinks this automatically means Marine Le Pen will be the next President of France is in for a rude awakening.
Given World History of the last 100 years not a good idea.
So how familiar are you with the power (or lack thereof) wielded by the European Parliament vis-a-vis the national legislatures? To what extent is the EU a unitary or federal state? Who -- if anyone -- purports to be the leader of Europe?
I'd be very surprised if the far-rightists (and Greek far-leftists) accomplished much besides endless temper tantrums.
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