RSSAre Europeans Tiring Of Socialism?
J.J. Jackson | June 7, 2009
As voters in many European countries headed to the polls this week to vote for members of the European Parliament, the results are showing that more conservative candidates are winning. I hesitate to say that the candidates are actually conservative, so I will hedge my bets that at worst they are not as liberal as some of those men and women in power as of late across the pond.
BRUSSELS – Europe leaned to the right Sunday as tens of millions of people voted in European Parliament elections, with conservative parties leading or favored in many countries amid a global economic crisis.
Opinion surveys and exit polls showed right-leaning governments edging the opposition in Germany, Italy, France, Belgium and elsewhere. Conservative opposition parties were tied or ahead in Britain, Spain and some smaller countries.
Britain, Ireland, the Netherlands and five other EU nations cast ballots in the last three days, while the rest of the 27-nation bloc voted Sunday. Results for most countries were expected later in the day.
The EU parliament has evolved over five decades from a consultative legislature to one with the power to vote on or amend two-thirds of all EU laws.
But the Europe-wide elections were most important as a snapshot of national political sentiment. High unemployment across Europe has increased voter dissatisfaction with mainstream parties and made residents skeptical over the EU’s power to help spur economic recovery.
Of course we all know how this works based on elections here in America. The people elect liberals who screw everything up. Taxes rise and so do deficits. Politicians get in bed with special interests that do not benefit liberty and the people. The people get upset and vote for more conservative candidates. But before they can solve the problems left behind the people turn again and re-elect liberals all over the place.
So don’t hold your breath that anything will really change in the long run. But we can always hope … especially now that Obama is in the White House. Right? That’s what he told us he was all about wasn’t it?
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