Who will you vote for in the European Parliament Elections next month?

Started by Zanza, May 11, 2009, 04:19:23 PM

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Who will you vote for in the European Parliament Elections next month?

European People's Party - European Democrats (Conservative)
2 (5.7%)
Party of European Socialists (Social Democrats)
10 (28.6%)
Alliance of Liberals and Democrats for Europe (Liberals)
8 (22.9%)
Union for Europe of the Nations (Nationalist)
0 (0%)
European Greens–European Free Alliance (Greens)
2 (5.7%)
European United Left–Nordic Green Left (Commies)
1 (2.9%)
Independence/Democracy (Anti-EU)
1 (2.9%)
I will not vote.
3 (8.6%)
I am not an EU citizen and can't vote.
8 (22.9%)

Total Members Voted: 35

Martinus

Quote from: Savonarola on May 11, 2009, 04:43:44 PM
Quote from: clandestino on May 11, 2009, 04:40:35 PM

Yeah, probably. But you have a safer bet if you choose the nationalists or the anti-EU.


I would have thought the Anti EU parties would want the Turk in; it would solve the issue in their favor much more quickly.  That's very short sighted on their part.
These guys are funny. Last time they tried to organize something together (Italian fascists, Belgian nationalists, Hungarian neo-nazis and British goons), they couldn't agree on where to hold their first convention, because each nation thought it should be in their country. :D

Valmy

Quote from: Martinus on May 11, 2009, 04:47:56 PMThese guys are funny. Last time they tried to organize something together (Italian fascists, Belgian nationalists, Hungarian neo-nazis and British goons), they couldn't agree on where to hold their first convention, because each nation thought it should be in their country. :D

Only in the EU would there be an international alliance of nationalist parties.
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clandestino

I thought it was on Italian-Romanian tensions on Tamas favorite subject. :unsure:

Warspite

Parliament has little to say on EU enlargement policy which AFAIK is a Commission and Council responsibility.
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Valmy

Quote from: Warspite on May 11, 2009, 04:55:00 PM
Parliament has little to say on EU enlargement policy which AFAIK is a Commission and Council responsibility.

What exactly does parliament have a say on anyway?
Quote"This is a Russian warship. I propose you lay down arms and surrender to avoid bloodshed & unnecessary victims. Otherwise, you'll be bombed."

Zmiinyi defenders: "Russian warship, go fuck yourself."

clandestino

That's a good, although difficult question.

The EU "decision-making" is rather complex, but the powers of the parliament have been constantly extended in the last decades. The new Lisbon treaty (if approved) will bring more changes on those.

Nowadays, they have to accept when a new European Commission takes power and they can dismiss them with a 2/3 majority, for example.

Let me point you the EU basic page on that issue, since they can explain it better than me: http://languish.org/forums/index.php?action=post;topic=818.15;num_replies=19

Or you could wait for some other posters to add some information. :)

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clandestino


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Syt

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garbon

Hey FB, I had an Asian friend who was just out visiting some people in Arkansas.  She said that she'd never been so happy to be back in the bay area.
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Fireblade

Quote from: garbon on May 12, 2009, 12:11:42 AM
Hey FB, I had an Asian friend who was just out visiting some people in Arkansas.  She said that she'd never been so happy to be back in the bay area.

Where in Arkansas did she go? Little Rock ain't that bad dude, we wear shoes and shower daily here. :P

Habbaku

Quote from: Habsburg on May 11, 2009, 06:02:45 PM
Where is the Royalist Party option!  :mad:

The only European Royalist Party is the Bonapartist.  :frog:
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garbon

Quote from: Fireblade on May 12, 2009, 12:13:47 AM
Where in Arkansas did she go? Little Rock ain't that bad dude, we wear shoes and shower daily here. :P
Only places I recall were Fayetteville and Hot Springs.
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