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EU legislature in trouble; Left in Worse Trouble
EFL from the BBCLeaders rue Euro poll âdisasterâ The disappointing turnout figures have spread gloom in Brussels Senior politicians across Europe have voiced dismay at EU parliamentary election results, after low turnouts and big gains for opposition parties. [the center right, the EU skeptics and independent parties made gains; the greens and the socialists had losses] Governing parties in Germany, France and Poland suffered big losses, while many eurosceptic parties had their best result at the polls. Dutch Foreign Minister Ben Bot said the outcome was a "disaster for the existing coalition in many countries". Turnout reached a record low, with just 45.3% of EU voters casting ballots..... Posted by: mhw 2004-06-14 |
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