Sunday, September 27, 2009

Good News In Europe

Merkel gets a majority. Now she can actually do something. Perhaps Europe is finally waking up.
"Sunday's election results follow a trend in which Socialist parties across Europe have seen sharp declines in their popularity."
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"Moreover, and in stark contrast to Spain in March 2004, German voters were not intimidated by Islamist terrorists. Just one week before the election, al-Qaeda threatened the German electorate by demanding an end to Germany’s military mission in Afghanistan."

2 Comments:

Blogger Michael said...

Hi Louise!

Well, personally I suspect that actually, the islamist threat may have done its bit to tilt the balance in favor of Merkel.

Even so, it's z confirmation of some kind of drift to the right in Europe. Will it be enough? Remains to be seen.

Bye, have a nice weekend!

Outlaw Mike/Belgium

October 02, 2009 9:55 am  
Blogger Louise said...

Thanks, Mike. I'm hoping that is what the shift to the right means, too. There is hope for Europe after all.

October 02, 2009 11:56 pm  

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