En septembre, les Allemands se rendront aux urnes pour élire un nouveau parlement. L’ancien président du Parlement européen, Martin Schulz, aujourd’hui chef du parti social-démocrate (SPD), est l’opposant le plus sérieux face à la chancelière Angela Merkel. Schulz est connu pour ses coups de gueule excentriques et son ton agressif, surtout quand il s’adresse aux […]
Sixty-two percent. That’s the portion of French people dissatisfied with the first 100 days of their new president Emmanuel Macron, according to a poll released last Wednesday. Even 11 percent of those who sympathize with Macron’s party “La République En Marche” say they’re dissatisfied with Macron himself.
Last week, the German press reported on a controversy involving Martin Schulz. He is Angela Merkel’s most important rival in the upcoming elections in September of this year.
The pro-Brexit advocacy website Brexit Central has recommended one of my contributions for CapX, the political commentary website of the Centre for Policy Studies in the United Kingdom. The article can be read here.
Στις 24 Σεπτεμβρίου οι Γερμανοί θα πάνε στις κάλπες για να εκλέξουν ένα νέο Bundestag (το γερμανικό κοινοβούλιο). Να τα πέντε πράγματα που πρέπει να ξέρετε γι’ αυτή την αναμέτρηση…
Monotoni. To je riječ koju mnogi politički komentatori koriste kako bi opisivali parlamentarne izbore u Njemačkoj u septembru. Jedini ozbiljni rival Angele Merkel, Martin Schulz, nema velike šanse. Schulzova Socijaldemokratska partija SPD prema istraživanjima ima oko 25 % podrške, dok CDU/CSU unija Angele Markel po nekim anketama ima i do 40 %.
Mon Dieu! That’s probably a good reflection of what Emmanuel Macron thought when he saw his poll numbers on Thursday. Macron dropped 7 points, down to only 36 percent of support among the population, according to a YouGov poll. His descent in popularity is not only rapid, the young centrist now also ranks lower than his own […]
Ve francouzských volbách se značným odstupem od rivalů zvítězila La République En Marche, politická strana nového prezidenta Emmanuela Macrona. Získala absolutní většinu křesel v Národním shromáždění. Ještě předtím však řada socialistických a republikánských poslanců s Macronovým hnutím uzavřela dohodu – Macron proti nim v jejich volebních okrscích nenasadí svého kandidáta, a oni na oplátku v novém parlamentu podpoří vládu […]
On September 24, the Germans will head to the polls to elect a new Bundestag(the German parliament). Here are the five things you need to know about this race: 1. Angela Merkel is set to dominate once again The reasons for Angela Merkel’s popularity are numerous, and it’s difficult to cease to be amazed by her political […]
Cet article a été co-écrit avec Louis Rouanet. Le 18 juin, la République en Marche a remporté la majorité absolue, distançant largement tous ses concurrents politiques. De nombreux parlementaires « d’opposition » soutiendront également le gouvernement du Premier ministre Edouard Philippe.
Bill Wirtz 