‘No Conservatives’: EU Socialists Issue Ultimatum to Commission President
The S&D threatens to blow up the ‘Ursula coalition’ if von der Leyen allows a conservative “into the heart of the Commission.”
The S&D threatens to blow up the ‘Ursula coalition’ if von der Leyen allows a conservative “into the heart of the Commission.”
A Catalan party has threatened to withdraw its support for the Socialist government if its leader is arrested.
The ruling is widely seen as offering political favoritism to socialists.
The mainstream European Left is promising reform over radicalism, while minimising talk of migration and Gaza.
Despite being the country’s third largest party, VOX was blocked from taking its seat on the Parliament’s governing bureau following machinations by the conservative PP, as separatist support secured the election of a socialist speaker of the house.
The socialists have “gone mad in their impotence and powerlessness due to losing elections,” Dominik Tarczyński said, explaining the European Parliament’s latest attempt to “undermine Polish democracy.”
Spain’s president appears to be paying for his personal political travel expenses with taxpayer money.
The crux of the matter for the PSOE was the high number of votes the polls predicted the rival party, the centre-right Partido Popular (PP) would win.
Conservatives have long complained of the uselessness of the EPP. A potential break with the socialists would pose a massive hurdle for the European political centre ahead of the 2024 EU elections.
Apart from other reasons, the “Party of European Socialists” name will make sure no one confuses them with the ‘far-right’ Sweden Democrats.
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