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Post by Davıd Boothroyd on Mar 12, 2019 13:38:04 GMT
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Post by zoe on Mar 12, 2019 13:55:05 GMT
CCHQ Press Office has replied "Totally untrue". |
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Post by Antiochian on Mar 13, 2019 20:10:00 GMT
The EU gives an extension it will end up with a flock of ornery Brexit Party MEPs to add to the wave of populists that are already scaring the panties off Macron...
Maybe Brexit will end up reforming the EU from inside...
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Post by Devil Wincarnate on Mar 13, 2019 20:18:25 GMT
The EU gives an extension it will end up with a flock of ornery Brexit Party MEPs to add to the wave of populists that are already scaring the panties off Macron... Maybe Brexit will end up reforming the EU from inside... It will hole TIG under the waterline. How do they spin that they are too new to take part if a brand-new party also takes part? |
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Post by Antiochian on Mar 13, 2019 20:21:08 GMT
The EU gives an extension it will end up with a flock of ornery Brexit Party MEPs to add to the wave of populists that are already scaring the panties off Macron... Maybe Brexit will end up reforming the EU from inside... It will hole TIG under the waterline. How do they spin that they are too new to take part if a brand-new party also takes part? Indeed and do they have any household names to run as candidates for the lists? (Presuming they were a party). |
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Post by Devil Wincarnate on Mar 13, 2019 20:39:24 GMT
It will hole TIG under the waterline. How do they spin that they are too new to take part if a brand-new party also takes part? Indeed and do they have any household names to run as candidates for the lists? (Presuming they were a party). Gina Miller, J.K Rowling, Mr. Punch, Sibthorpe and Fergus O'Connor. |
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Post by edgbaston on Mar 14, 2019 2:24:13 GMT
What would the turnout be if the UK participated in these elections, as would surely be required under at least 2 of the 4-ish realistic ways ahead? 55%? 65? Near the 2016 referendum levels? I'm assuming it would be seen as a proxy election.
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The Bishop
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Post by The Bishop on Mar 14, 2019 11:32:00 GMT
Actually I would be surprised if turnout was anything like those levels (especially if it seemed clear we were only electing MEPs for a matter of months)
Of course both those things could lead to some even more weird results......
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Post by curiousliberal on Mar 14, 2019 11:40:15 GMT
The EU gives an extension it will end up with a flock of ornery Brexit Party MEPs to add to the wave of populists that are already scaring the panties off Macron... Maybe Brexit will end up reforming the EU from inside... It will hole TIG under the waterline. How do they spin that they are too new to take part if a brand-new party also takes part?  |
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Post by Devil Wincarnate on Mar 20, 2019 20:48:37 GMT
Fidesz suspended by the EPP.
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Post by greenhert on Mar 20, 2019 21:51:51 GMT
Fidesz suspended by the EPP. Fidesz have been acting more like an ECR group member in any case. |
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Post by Devil Wincarnate on Mar 24, 2019 5:36:25 GMT
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Post by Georg Ebner on Mar 24, 2019 12:44:38 GMT
FPÖ's Vilimsky - one of the architects of ENF - is dreaming of a fusion of all 3 right factions (joined by Orban).
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Post by Antiochian on Apr 3, 2019 21:09:09 GMT
For its meddling in UK politics the EU now deserves another batch of UK MEPs....
You broke it, you own it...
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Post by Devil Wincarnate on Apr 4, 2019 21:16:52 GMT
What's happened to Varoufakis's vanity project pan-European party that was due to run in 2019? Apparently, he's number one on the Democracy in Europe list in Germany.  A cursory look at recent European election polling in Germany would suggest that he's going to be embarrassed. His gang aren't even shown in the polls that show parties on 1%. |
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Post by ClevelandYorks on Apr 7, 2019 23:38:02 GMT
FPÖ's Vilimsky - one of the architects of ENF - is dreaming of a fusion of all 3 right factions (joined by Orban). How likely is this to happen? Obviously there are significant areas of disagreement such as Russia, but a bloc made up of large parts of the ENF, EFDD and ECR would be huge and present a united front against the EU establishment. This would undoubtedly be hugely beneficial to the Eurosceptic cause and possibly the only thing that can bring about serious reform |
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Post by Georg Ebner on Apr 8, 2019 0:42:08 GMT
FPÖ's Vilimsky - one of the architects of ENF - is dreaming of a fusion of all 3 right factions (joined by Orban). How likely is this to happen? Obviously there are significant areas of disagreement such as Russia, but a bloc made up of large parts of the ENF, EFDD and ECR would be huge and present a united front against the EU establishment. This would undoubtedly be hugely beneficial to the Eurosceptic cause and possibly the only thing that can bring about serious reform It seems to be mainly Salvini's project. (This week, i think, a meeting in Milano is planned, rumours have claimed, that Orban would attend it, too. [Hard to believe.]) That FIDESZ and JOBBIK or DLF and RN (or CONS and UKIP...) will sit in the same faction, won't be too likely. |
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Post by Toylyyev on Apr 14, 2019 19:26:45 GMT
yourvotematters.eu/en/quiz/
First run. Μιχάλης Αγγελόπουλος (Michalis Angelopoulos) - Νέα_Δημοκρατία ( Nea Dimokratia) S&D GUE-NGL Greens/EFA Second run.Kai Kotzian - Volt DeutschlandAnd the 10 best party matches across the EU are: Socialni demokrati - Slovenia - S&D Demokratikus Koalíció - Hungary - S&D Lista dr. Igorja Šoltesa - Slovenia Magyar Szocialista Párt - Hungary - S&D Sotsiaaldemokraatlik Erakond - Estonia - S&D Partit dels Socialistes de Catalunya - Spain -S&D DIE LINKE. - Germany - GUE-NGL PODEMOS - Spain -GUE-NGL EQUO - SpainVasemmistoliitto - Finland - GUE-NGL Which yields: Slovenia - 20 points Hungary - 17 points Spain - 10 points Estonia - 6 points Germany - 4 points Finland - 1 point.
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Post by Foggy on Apr 14, 2019 20:14:53 GMT
Which yields: Slovenia - 20 points Hungary - 17 points Spain - 10 points Estonia - 6 points Germany - 4 points Finland - 1 point. That's not how Eurovision voting works!  |
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Post by Toylyyev on Apr 14, 2019 21:03:15 GMT
Which yields: Slovenia - 20 points Hungary - 17 points Spain - 10 points Estonia - 6 points Germany - 4 points Finland - 1 point. That's not how Eurovision voting works! Must have been the lack of practice, our last participation was quite a while ago. 12 points Slovenia S&D Socialni demokrati
10 points Hungary S&D Demokratikus Koalíció
8 points Estonia S&D Sotsiaaldemokraatlik Erakond
7 points Spain S&D Partit dels Socialistes de Catalunya
6 points Germany GUE-NGL DIE LINKE.
5 points Finland GUE-NGL Vasemmistoliitto
4 points Greece S&D Πανελλήνιο Σοσιαλιστικό Κίνημα - Ελιά¹
3 points Romania S&D Partidul Puterii Umaniste
2 points France EFDD Sans étiquette²
1 point Latvia Greens/EFA Latvijas Krievu savienība
- Panellinio Sosialistiko Kinima - Eliá
- The current EP has 6 former Front National MEPs in that group, and the EFDD website lists Les Patriotes and Debout La France as French delegations. Given DLF is down the list in the French ranking... it isn't them, but neither is it LP as i had been assuming erroneously. A later check of the 'French National Politicians' tab showed one EFDD politican with a high enough score, and it was Joëlle_Bergeron, who indeed seems to sit as an Independent with them.
Edit: Apologies to those who saw Plaid Cymru earlier with one point. |
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