Author (Person) | McDonnell, Duncan |
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Series Title | EUROPP Blog |
Series Details | 30.04.14 |
Publication Date | 30/04/2014 |
Content Type | Journal | Series | Blog |
Marine Le Pen’s Front National and Geert Wilders’ Party for Freedom have announced that they intend to form a ‘Eurosceptic alliance’ in the European Parliament after the 2014 European elections. Duncan McDonnell writes that while the overall picture in the European elections will see Eurosceptic parties make gains in their overall vote share, they will have a fairly limited impact in the Parliament itself. He argues that the real threat to European integration is not a large Eurosceptic vote, but the potential for a low turnout brought about through general apathy toward the EU among ordinary voters. EurActiv reported on the 19 May 2014 that the Front National, which leads EU election polls in France and could have a strong presence the European Parliament after the 2014 election, was eyeing a vice-president role in the EU assembly. |
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Subject Categories | Politics and International Relations |
Countries / Regions | Europe |