The last elections to the regional parliament of Thuringia of September 14 are having more important consequences for German politics than expected at first. Despite the predictable victory of the candidate of the CDU (Christian Democratic Union) and current Minister-President of the region, Christine Lieberknecht, with 33. 5% of the vote – a 2. 2% increase on the 2009 elections – the strong emergence of the party Alternative for Germany (AfD) with 11 seats has led to the departure of the Liberal Party (FDP) from Parliament. The FDP has lost the 7 seats it had won on the last term, which has complicated the formation of the future regional government, to the point that it could imply the CDU moving to the opposition in the Thuringian Landtag for the first time.
The great surprise of the Portuguese elections held on 25 May to elect the European Parliament came from António Marinho e Pinto. The former Chairman of the Bar Association deployed an anti-corruption and anti-party speech in these elections, wrapped in deepening participatory democracy, which has given the MPT (da Terra Party), a hitherto tiny 'centrist, ruralist and nationalist' party, two seats in the European Parliament. Never before had this party attained such electoral performance: it reached more than 7% of the vote.
In recent weeks Italian political life has revolved around the package of measures – called 'Jobs Act' – that the government led by Matteo Renzi intends to pass to fight unemployment. Unemployment is one of Italy's major problems and no government has managed to address it adequately in recent years. According to the latest figures published in August, the overall unemployment rate is 12.3%. But the greatest Italian labour problem continues to be youth unemployment (under 25 years), reaching a rate of 44.2% and which is threatening to leave a whole generation out of the labour market.
Once the referendum on Scottish independence has been held and the British political union has been saved, political parties in the UK have focused on preparing the upcoming general elections of May 2015.
/10.10.14/.- La revista Cuadernos de Pensamiento Político, editada por la Fundación FAES y dirigida por su secretario general, Javier Zarzalejos, publica este mes su número 44. En la nota editorial, FAES aboga por “reafirmar el valor de la democracia representativa”, entre otras cuestiones, “para enfrentar las tentaciones populista, buenista y nacionalista”.
Conceptos básicos de política lingüística para España
Extracto de 'Una política económica para volver a la senda de prosperidad en España'
10.23.2014. The last elections to the regional parliament of Thuringia of September 14 are having more important consequences for German politics than expected at first. Despite the predictable victory of the candidate of the CDU (Christian Democratic Union) and current Minister-President of the region, Christine Lieberknecht, with 33. 5% of the vote – a 2. 2% increase on the 2009 elections – the strong emergence of the party Alternative for Germany (AfD) with 11 seats has led to the departure of the Liberal Party (FDP) from Parliament. The FDP has lost the 7 seats it had won on the last term, which has complicated the formation of the future regional government, to the point that it could imply the CDU moving to the opposition in the Thuringian Landtag for the first time.
10.22.2014. The great surprise of the Portuguese elections held on 25 May to elect the European Parliament came from António Marinho e Pinto. The former Chairman of the Bar Association deployed an anti-corruption and anti-party speech in these elections, wrapped in deepening participatory democracy, which has given the MPT (da Terra Party), a hitherto tiny 'centrist, ruralist and nationalist' party, two seats in the European Parliament. Never before had this party attained such electoral performance: it reached more than 7% of the vote.
10.16.2014. In recent weeks Italian political life has revolved around the package of measures – called 'Jobs Act' – that the government led by Matteo Renzi intends to pass to fight unemployment. Unemployment is one of Italy's major problems and no government has managed to address it adequately in recent years. According to the latest figures published in August, the overall unemployment rate is 12.3%. But the greatest Italian labour problem continues to be youth unemployment (under 25 years), reaching a rate of 44.2% and which is threatening to leave a whole generation out of the labour market.
10.10.2014. Once the referendum on Scottish independence has been held and the British political union has been saved, political parties in the UK have focused on preparing the upcoming general elections of May 2015.
10.10.2014. La revista Cuadernos de Pensamiento Político, editada por la Fundación FAES y dirigida por su secretario general, Javier Zarzalejos, publica este mes su número 44. En la nota editorial, FAES aboga por “reafirmar el valor de la democracia representativa”, entre otras cuestiones, “para enfrentar las tentaciones populista, buenista y nacionalista”.
01.01.1995. Conceptos básicos de política lingüística para España
