Tag: populist-radical right parties

• The Big European Political Party Network

  July 5, 2014

  European Union, Political Science

  A new European Parliament has been sworn in on July 1st, with a greater number of populist Eurosceptic MEPs than ever before. Out of the 751 seats in the European Parliament, 48 are now held by the Europe of Freedom and Direct Democracy group, uniting essentially Nigel Farage’s UKIP and Beppe Grillo’s Movimento Cinque Stelle, Read.

• Portugal’s Political Crisis, or the Ordeal of Junior Coalition Partners

  July 3, 2013

  Austerity, Eurozone Crisis, Welfare

  On Monday, the Portuguese Finance Minister Vitor Gaspar resigned. Gaspar was the main architect of  Portugal’s austerity drive since its bailout two years ago. His political charisma was akin to a flat bike tyre, but he was considered a major guarantee of credibility for the Troika and Portugal’s creditors. Apparently, he had already asked to Read.