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Poll: Socialists to top EU elections, boost for far-right
EU Observer ^ | 19.02,14 @ 14:00 | Benjamin Fox

Posted on 02/19/2014 10:36:25 AM PST by Olog-hai

Europe’s socialists are set to top the polls in May’s European elections, according to the first pan-EU election forecast.

The projections, released by Pollwatch Europe on Tuesday (19 February), give the parliament’s center-left group 221 out of 751 seats on 29 percent of the vote, up from the 194 seats it currently holds.

For their part, the center-right EPP would drop to 202 seats from the 274 it currently holds on 27 percent of the vote across the bloc. If correct, it would be the first victory for the Socialists since 1994. …

(Excerpt) Read more at euobserver.com ...


TOPICS: Foreign Affairs; Government; News/Current Events; Politics/Elections
KEYWORDS: euelections; eussr; socialists; toyparliament
Socialists always wield the rubber stamp more enthusiastically, do they not.
1 posted on 02/19/2014 10:36:25 AM PST by Olog-hai
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To: Olog-hai
Just what Europe needs....more Commies.
2 posted on 02/19/2014 10:41:06 AM PST by Gay State Conservative (Obama: "I can do whatever I want")
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To: Olog-hai

Dig a little deeper here and you see that Europe is polarizing just as we have.

People are choosing up sides, right and left.
Moderates are headed for extinction.


3 posted on 02/19/2014 10:43:28 AM PST by Buckeye McFrog
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To: Buckeye McFrog

Depends on what you call “right”. Neo-Nazi is not included in that definition merely because of opposition to communism, as much as the left tries to use that portrayal.


4 posted on 02/19/2014 10:46:09 AM PST by Olog-hai
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To: Olog-hai

Socialists, Center-Right in Europe they’re both the same.

The far right as defined by the media is a mix of actual conservatives, and neo-Nazi racists.


5 posted on 02/19/2014 11:00:22 AM PST by JSDude1 (Defeat Hagan, elect a Constutional Conservative: Dr. Greg Brannon!)
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To: Olog-hai
Exactly - Neo-Nazism (fascism) is just another form of government takeover.
6 posted on 02/19/2014 11:13:25 AM PST by celmak
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To: Olog-hai

Only the media would call Socialists (Nazis) “right wing.”


7 posted on 02/19/2014 11:43:03 AM PST by Cowboy Bob (They are called "Liberals" because the word "parasite" was already taken.)
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