Eleições Europeias VII

Enquanto se aguardam os resultados em Portugal:

"If one trend is emerging from the early results and exit polls of the European Parliament elections, it is that ruling political parties are in for an uncomfortable night. Voters are deserting them in droves and transferring their support either to mainstream opposition parties or to protest groups and extremists. Put another way, voters have used the elections as a chance to state their feelings about current conditions in their respective countries. There has been nothing particularly “European” about the way they have cast their ballots.

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"Still, we need to keep things in perspective. Experts predicted before the election that anti-EU candidates and extreme nationalists would win about 50 seats in the 736-seat parliament. That is the figure to keep in mind. If it rises significantly higher than 50, then this will have been a grim night for European democracy. If it is around 50, it will look bad, but it will mostly be a kick in the teeth for governments that have held power while the economic crisis has been at its height."


- Ler a nota completa em FT.com Brussels Blog.