After a completely unexpected win in the French center-right presidential primary’s first round, former Prime Minister François Fillon will face another former Prime Minister, Alain Juppé in this Sunday’s run-off primary vote. French voters are being asked to choose between the more socially and fiscally conservative Fillon and a more establishment-friendly Juppé. Fillon has taken a hard line on […]
Shocking Upset in France Demolishes Polls
If possible, the French polls got their conservative primary election even worse than did America’s. Bordeaux Mayor Alain Juppé had been the clear leader. WSJ summarizes results: Less than a month ago, polls credited Mr. Fillon with less than 15% of the first-round vote. On Sunday, results from 9,347 of the 10,229 polling stations across […]
Republican Hardliner Nicolas Sarkozy Resonating
French voters come out Sunday to select a presidential candidate on the Republican side. The media is putting the spin on Muslim assimilator Alain Juppe. Taking the hard line on the near total lack of Muslim assimilation is former French president Nicolas Sarkozy. Sarkozy has gotten the wet finger in the air and is going […]
Alain Juppe or Nicolas Sarkozy will Emerge as the Next French President
The WSJ largely explains the basics of the race, but does not indicate that Sarkozy is the hard liner on the Muslim issue. This position could easily carry the day for Mr. Sarkozy. WSJ writes: France elects a new head of state next spring, and this weekend’s (French) Republican primary will be an early test […]
Populism on the March Worldwide: Germans Shout “Merkel Must Go”
It’s turning into a pretty bad Autumn for German Chancellor Angela Merkel. During October’s Unity Day celebration, Merkel was taunted and jeered at events in Dresden, the home of the anti-immigration group PEGIDA. The protesters shouted “Merkel must go!” Merkel is running for her fourth term as Chancellor next year in what EU expert Nina […]
Will Pirates Empower More with Direct Democracy in Iceland?
Populism is on the move in Western Democracies. The unexpected levels of success achieved by Donald Trump and Bernie Sanders, both running forms of populist campaign, alongside the surging popular movements in Europe show change is afoot. Now, it appears as though another populist movement, this one in Iceland, may be about to take control. […]
Pirate Party Prepares for Victory in Iceland
You’ll want to pay attention to this weekend’s election in Iceland where “a collection of anarchists, hackers, libertarians and Web geeks”, or the Pirate Party, may soon be king, reports The Washington Post. In a year where Brexit, Edward Snowden, and Donald Trump roll off the tongue, politics as usual is history. Citizens of the […]
Politcal Revolt in the Air All Over Europe
Parisians have had it up to the gizzard with entrenched politicians, and this time it is François Hollande who is going to be booted onto the street. Marine Le Pen, a hard-line anti-immigration, anti-European Union right winger has a shot at winning the first round of the French elections in 2017. But after the first round, I […]
The Swiss Get It Right in Banning Burkas in Public
Thesun.co.uk breaks the news. The Swiss government has voted to ban the Burka being worn in public, Members voted in favor of a ruling that “no person shall cover his face in public places.” FLASHBACK VIDEO: First Fines: Burqa ban comes into force in Switzerland
Europe’s Elites Lose Again as AFD Beats CDU in Merkel’s Home Region
Alternative for Deutschland, an anti-immigration party taking Germany by storm has hammered home the failure of Angela Merkel and the European elite in convincing Europeans that they should accept mass immigration from the third world by beating Merkel’s party in her home region of Mekclenburg-West Pomerania, as well as two other regions in local elections. […]
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