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Election Campaign (Finally) Kicks Off
In contrast to the US elections, the campaign for the European Parliament elections will be fought within a very short period of time. The parties seemingly agree on this because they release their manifestos at a late date and then start arguing. I think this is a big mistake, but it's the way things are and we can't change it in this election.
So - only now has the campaign finally started with an exchange between the PES (social democrats) and the ELDR. The PES has replied to the ELDR's proposal to further liberalise public services with a letter signed by its president Poul-Nyrup Rasmussen. The ELDR has put up a reply which has been signed by its own president, Annemie Neyts. Jon Worth has given constructive criticism of the PES letter, and Julien Frisch has put up the letters side by side (so to speak).
Stephen Spillane has already provided some meta-commentary to the extent that fighting the election with open letters will be quite boring. True! But that's the campaign we get. There is some more discussion in this comment thread on the European Tribune, including a brilliant IFYPFY by ThatBritGuy.
What do you all think?
So - only now has the campaign finally started with an exchange between the PES (social democrats) and the ELDR. The PES has replied to the ELDR's proposal to further liberalise public services with a letter signed by its president Poul-Nyrup Rasmussen. The ELDR has put up a reply which has been signed by its own president, Annemie Neyts. Jon Worth has given constructive criticism of the PES letter, and Julien Frisch has put up the letters side by side (so to speak).
Stephen Spillane has already provided some meta-commentary to the extent that fighting the election with open letters will be quite boring. True! But that's the campaign we get. There is some more discussion in this comment thread on the European Tribune, including a brilliant IFYPFY by ThatBritGuy.
What do you all think?
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Comment by Stephen Spillane on April 18, 2009 at 20:36 -
Seriously though, open letters? Is that the best the PES can come up with? As if my parents, who vote in every election, would take an interest in them and vote on what they say. As usual the fault that National Campaigns dominate is at the door of the European campaigns so far. I wonder will the EPP be any better?? But I doubt
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