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Will the May EU Elections bring a big Shake-Up?

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El_Jost

There are increasingly reports on Swiss (and also German and Austrian) tv channels that the coming May elections will see many "EU Skeptics" elected. I know I'll be up to watch the results coming in.

James

I agree, in fact, I think it is quite possible that you'll see the election of not only "EU skeptics" as you put it, but also many political figures who actively opposed and resisted the formation of the European Union and the Eurozone.

They are going to have the popular support of their fellow countrymen who blame the creation of the EU for growing unemployment and the economic downturn in most of the EU countries. Citizens who may even want to see the EU and Eurozone disbanded and to go back to their own independent nations and national currency.

Also you're going to see some pressure toward disbanding the EU from citizens of the richer and more powerful EU countries who don't think they should have to CARRY the other countries and support their debts and failing economies.

I don't think that the growing rumors of the ultimate collapse of the EU and the Euro are completely without foundation. Like the old saying goes... "Where there's smoke, there's fire!"

El_Jost

Nigel Farage having a dig at the EU elites  :)

Nigel Farage - Confronts Herman Van Rompuy et al

Primadonna

I think it will be the answer on what they did in the last years.

Or should I say what they didn't did???

Many people indeed don't want the whole European Union anymore: to much involvement in the national politics, to much savings  are gone and lost in the poorer countries and the blame the euro that everything is to expensive.

I cant blame them...

El_Jost

BUMP  :cheers:

We're getting closer to the EU elections.  :|
Will anyone on this site be voting?
(I'm not eligible)

El_Jost

EU economy is turning down. :(  A doom and gloom report from PressTV (independent Iranian news site).

Most Europeans gloomy over economic outlook: Polls

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