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The Center-Left looks like it might win the European Parliament elections, so we will need at least another election cycle. But in the national parliaments the process is furhter along. Italy has the M5S and a resurgent Berlusconi now on full-on Euro-exit mode. Give it year for Renzi to fizzle out. Marine Le Pen is surging in France, and in Spain the centre-left is failing to pick up any support while the centre-right leaks. 2015 should be an interesting year.

A society committed to the notion that government is always bad will have bad government. And it doesn't have to be that way. — Paul Krugman
by Carrie (migeru at eurotrib dot com) on Sun Mar 9th, 2014 at 07:29:50 AM EST
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What is the potential solution in Spain? I am a bit distanced from all this, but it seems that there is some votes going for nationalists, for a federal centrist (UPyD), but is does not seem to be a coherent alternative regarding Europe (either left, right or center).

A bit like Portugal where the Euro is still not a real topic of discussion (people talk about it, but there is still no political representation for a €-sceptic party)

by cagatacos on Mon Mar 10th, 2014 at 06:35:22 PM EST
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Consign Spain to the dust of history too: Zapatero is advocating a PP/PSOE Grand Coalition after the next election.

A society committed to the notion that government is always bad will have bad government. And it doesn't have to be that way. — Paul Krugman
by Carrie (migeru at eurotrib dot com) on Tue Mar 11th, 2014 at 05:38:40 AM EST
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