EUROPEAN ELECTIONS 2014: A WAVE OF EUROSCEPTICISM


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A woman with an umbrella depicting the lAfter european elections, eurosceptic parties have made significant gains in several countries: while some of these parties fiercely anti-euro and anti-European Union had already settled in european parliament, newcomers have made surprising scores and will be entering for the first time.

What are the causes of this wave of Euroscepticism? We can find them in a general loss of confidence on the part of member States towards european institutions, in reference to the latest political and economic European Union’s choices: austerity policies, immigration, free trade, management of the single currency are the main causes of this protest expressed through elections. In front of a participation rate remained stable at 43%, this displeasure has had an impact on voting, widely followed by the international press.

The europhobe Indipendence Party is well ahead in the UK, before traditional parties, with a historic score of 28% of the vote. At this stage, the Ukip has 18…

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