Tag: elections

Mar252016 by Alexandra Vryzakis, Arthur Renard, Ingrid WelchNo Comments

London mayoral election 2016: Could football play a part?

London's upcoming mayoral election in May might not be as close-run a thing as first thought, but it could be that football fans will have the final say. Politics and Football: A History Football has long been a bastion of English pride. From celebrities to your average man in the pub, all corners of society gleefully grasp at the pride and respect that supporting a club can bring you. Being a fan means more than just following a team. It is an unequivocal and unwavering belief in seemingly pointless weekly rituals. And it is this faith that makes announcing your allegiance so inviting to politicians. From Tony Blair's love of Newcastle to Alastair Campbell's vociferous following of Burnley, it is hard to resist the temptation football provides. Unfortunately, this desperate need to

Dec72015 by <a href="https://romanabekkai.wordpress.com">Romana BEKKAI</a>No Comments

French regional elections: is abstention to blame for the results?

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Front National gained its higher score in local elections at the French regional elections yesterday. Considering only 48.1% of the electors actually voted (according to the French Ministry of Home Affairs), the number of abstaining is much higher than the number of FN sympathisers. As Celine Bracq, the head of the Odoxa poll institute explained in Le Parisien, Front National sympathisers went voting. Abstaining people come from the right and left wing sympathisers mostly. «There is fatalism from those citizens. Many thought voting was useless», she said. Voices are rising now against abstention, blaming non-voting for the high results of FN. The philosopher Raphael Enthoven denounced of French radio Europe 1 the “laziness” of abstaining people, comparing them to “spoiled children”.

Feb112015 by Danai Dimitrakopoulos DizNo Comments

Greeks in London speculate over possible Euro exit

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The recent win by Greek left-wing party Syriza has prompted much controversy. Greeks living in London are speculating over a possible ‘Grexit’ or Greek exit from the Eurozone. By Danai Dimitrakopoulos Diz Dimosthenis Mammonas, a well respected and liked member of Greek politics and former Secretary General for Social Security in the New Democracy government, was born and raised in Larissa, Greece. In 1996 he moved to Belgium upon receiving the ‘Robert Schuman’ Scholarship at the European Parliament and has since served a in a number of roles across the European Union. Mr. Mammonas tells me about the current state of the Greek economy, he says: “There are specific rules and obligations for countries participating in the Eurozone. I am pretty confident that if the Greek govern