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« on: April 26, 2011, 07:57:40 AM »

Let's imagine the United States of Europe are created in 1950.
A parliamentarian regime with general elections at least every 5 years (but, of course, you've got possible crisis, with new elections before the 5-year term ends).
Let's set a list of Chancellors and Vice-Chancellors of Europe.

The Western countries of Europe are all in from 1950, except Portugal, Spain and Greece, which are in only when they become democratic regimes. It's up to you to decide if Switzerland is in at all (though it wouldn't make a great difference, I guess).

The Central and Eastern countries of Europe (including Yugoslavian territories) are in only from 1989, and 1991 for Baltic States, Ukraine and Moldova (Belarus is still not inside the USE).

Let's start with a logical choice: it's not possible to have a German chancellor at that time; Churchill wouldn't accept to be Vice-Chancellor and is unacceptable as Chancellor; Christian Democracy is still the big force in Europe and can rely on the support of northern Social-Democrats.
A"peaceful" choice to ensure a quiet start for the new USE.

1950 Robert Schuman/Konrad Adenauer

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« Reply #1 on: April 26, 2011, 08:53:49 AM »

Schuman/Adenauer re-elected against the Union for Labour and Social Democracy ticket of Willem Drees/Hans Christian Hansen.

1950 Robert Schuman/Konrad Adenauer
1955 Robert Schuman/Konrad Adenauer

Rally of European Democrats and Republicans (EDR), center-right mainstream party.
Union for Labour and Social Democracy (ULSD), center-left mainstream party.
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« Reply #2 on: April 26, 2011, 02:32:26 PM »

That's great, I was actually considering doing one myself. Wink


1950 Robert Schuman/Konrad Adenauer
1955 Robert Schuman/Konrad Adenauer
1960 Tage Erlander/Gaston Defferre

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Union for Labour and Social Democracy (ULSD), center-left mainstream party.
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« Reply #3 on: April 26, 2011, 03:45:36 PM »

Remember there can be a crisis, or scandals, or chancellor's death and division of his movement... Wink
(de Gaulle is dead in 1970 in RL)

1950 Robert Schuman/Konrad Adenauer
1955 Robert Schuman/Konrad Adenauer
1960 Tage Erlander/Gaston Defferre
1965 Charles de Gaulle/Franz Josef Strauss

Rally of European Democrats and Republicans (EDR), center-right mainstream party.
Union for Labour and Social Democracy (ULSD), center-left mainstream party.
Rally for a Confederation of European Nations, conservative party for a greater devolution to former nations
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« Reply #4 on: April 26, 2011, 06:42:03 PM »


1950 Robert Schuman/Konrad Adenauer
1955 Robert Schuman/Konrad Adenauer
1960 Tage Erlander/Gaston Defferre
1965 Charles de Gaulle/Franz Josef Strauss
1970 Harold Wilson/Francois Mitterand

Rally of European Democrats and Republicans (EDR), center-right mainstream party.
Union for Labour and Social Democracy (ULSD), center-left mainstream party.
Rally for a Confederation of European Nations, conservative party for a greater devolution to former nations
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« Reply #5 on: April 27, 2011, 03:01:26 AM »

1950 Robert Schuman/Konrad Adenauer
1955 Robert Schuman/Konrad Adenauer
1960 Tage Erlander/Gaston Defferre
1965 Charles de Gaulle/Franz Josef Strauss
1970 Harold Wilson/Francois Mitterand*
1972 Walter Scheel/Jeremy Thrope

Rally of European Democrats and Republicans (EDR), center-right mainstream party.
Union for Labour and Social Democracy (ULSD), center-left mainstream party.
Rally for a Confederation of European Nations, conservative party for a greater devolution to former nations
Democratic Liberal Alliance (DLA), center-right, liberal and moderate

*1 Winning a minority in 1970, the Wilson government is criticized for irrealistic economic policies and loses a no-confidence motion in 1972. Following a very good showing for the DLA in subsequent elections, a coalition is formed with the declining EDR.
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« Reply #6 on: April 27, 2011, 09:43:43 AM »

1950 Robert Schuman/Konrad Adenauer
1955 Robert Schuman/Konrad Adenauer
1960 Tage Erlander/Gaston Defferre
1965 Charles de Gaulle/Franz Josef Strauss
1970 Harold Wilson/Francois Mitterand*
1972 Walter Scheel/Jeremy Thrope
1977 Margaret Thatcher/Jacques Chirac

Rally of European Democrats and Republicans (EDR), center-right mainstream party.
Union for Labour and Social Democracy (ULSD), center-left mainstream party.
Rally for a Confederation of European Nations, conservative party for a greater devolution to former nations
Democratic Liberal Alliance (DLA), center-right, liberal and moderate
New Democratic Party (NDP), neo-liberal, "new right"

The DLA/EDR coalition collapses, shortly before its expiration, as hard-right members of the collapsing EDR defect to a new party, established by Leader of the Opposition in the British assembly, Margaret Thatcher. Fears of an approaching recession and perceived lack of responsibility from the DLA, lead to voters defecting to the new NDP as a new era of polarisation is brewed by the NDP's program of privatisation and deregulation.

Thatcher/Chirac beat out Mitterand/Joop den Uyl, who came second and Scheele/Thorpe, who ran a close third.
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« Reply #7 on: April 27, 2011, 10:08:17 AM »
« Edited: April 27, 2011, 10:13:14 AM by big bad fab »

1950 Robert Schuman/Konrad Adenauer
1955 Robert Schuman/Konrad Adenauer
1960 Tage Erlander/Gaston Defferre
1965 Charles de Gaulle/Franz Josef Strauss
1970 Harold Wilson/Francois Mitterrand
1972 Walter Scheel/Jeremy Thorpe
1977 Margaret Thatcher/Jacques Chirac
1982 Olof Palme/Mario Soares

Rally of European Democrats and Republicans (EDR), center-right mainstream party.
Union for Labour and Social Democracy (ULSD), center-left mainstream party.
Rally for a Confederation of European Nations, conservative party for a greater devolution to former nations
Democratic Liberal Alliance (DLA), center-right, liberal and moderate
New Democratic Party (NDP), neo-liberal, "new right"

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« Reply #8 on: April 27, 2011, 10:10:01 AM »

1950 Robert Schuman/Konrad Adenauer
1955 Robert Schuman/Konrad Adenauer
1960 Tage Erlander/Gaston Defferre
1965 Charles de Gaulle/Franz Josef Strauss
1970 Harold Wilson/Francois Mitterrand*
1972 Walter Scheel/Jeremy Thorpe
1977 Margaret Thatcher/Jacques Chirac
1982 Olof Palme/Mario Soares
1986 Olof Palme/Mario Soares


Rally of European Democrats and Republicans (EDR), center-right mainstream party.
Union for Labour and Social Democracy (ULSD), center-left mainstream party.
Rally for a Confederation of European Nations, conservative party for a greater devolution to former nations
Democratic Liberal Alliance (DLA), center-right, liberal and moderate
New Democratic Party (NDP), neo-liberal, "new right"


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« Reply #9 on: April 27, 2011, 10:15:11 AM »

1950 Robert Schuman/Konrad Adenauer
1955 Robert Schuman/Konrad Adenauer
1960 Tage Erlander/Gaston Defferre
1965 Charles de Gaulle/Franz Josef Strauss
1970 Harold Wilson/Francois Mitterrand*
1972 Walter Scheel/Jeremy Thorpe
1977 Margaret Thatcher/Jacques Chirac
1982 Olof Palme/Mario Soares
1986 Olof Palme/Mario Soares
1986 Mario Soares/Felipe Gonzalez

Rally of European Democrats and Republicans (EDR), center-right mainstream party.
Union for Labour and Social Democracy (ULSD), center-left mainstream party.
Rally for a Confederation of European Nations, conservative party for a greater devolution to former nations
Democratic Liberal Alliance (DLA), center-right, liberal and moderate
New Democratic Party (NDP), neo-liberal, "new right"


Just after the lection, Olof Palme is assassinated. Mario Soares is forced to pick the ambitious Gonzalez as Vice-Chancellor.
This si widely seen as an unwise move, in terms of geography and experience.
Will the ULSD survive its infightings ?
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« Reply #10 on: April 27, 2011, 10:30:25 AM »

1950 Robert Schuman/Konrad Adenauer
1955 Robert Schuman/Konrad Adenauer
1960 Tage Erlander/Gaston Defferre
1965 Charles de Gaulle/Franz Josef Strauss
1970 Harold Wilson/Francois Mitterrand*
1972 Walter Scheel/Jeremy Thorpe
1977 Margaret Thatcher/Jacques Chirac
1982 Olof Palme/Mario Soares
1986 Olof Palme/Mario Soares
1986 Mario Soares/Felipe Gonzalez
1990 Jacques Chirac/John Major

Rally of European Democrats and Republicans (EDR), center-right mainstream party.
Union for Labour and Social Democracy (ULSD), center-left mainstream party.
Rally for a Confederation of European Nations (RCEN), conservative party for a greater devolution to former nations
Democratic Liberal Alliance (DLA), center-right, liberal and moderate
New Democratic Party (NDP), neo-liberal, "new right"

Politicians from across Europe, lead by cabinet minister Roy Jenkins, defect to the DLA at the beginning of 1988. This brings renewed popularity for the DLA. Support for the party starts to ease off as the USA puts itself on a war footing in 1990. The DLA finally call no-confidence in the unpopular and divided Soares administration. The ULSD exploit the DLA's inexperience in the face of the Gulf War and perceived opportunism in their no confidence motion and encourage some of the centre-left to come home. Still, the left is split and the NDP are able to win again.

The Rally also run a ticket which campaigns against the party's traditional values. The nominee, Alex Salmond is able to pull in support from centrists, calling from less federalism, and wins a suprising 6% of the vote.
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« Reply #11 on: April 27, 2011, 02:19:00 PM »

1950 Robert Schuman/Konrad Adenauer
1955 Robert Schuman/Konrad Adenauer
1960 Tage Erlander/Gaston Defferre
1965 Charles de Gaulle/Franz Josef Strauss
1970 Harold Wilson/Francois Mitterrand*
1972 Walter Scheel/Jeremy Thorpe
1977 Margaret Thatcher/Jacques Chirac
1982 Olof Palme/Mario Soares
1986 Olof Palme/Mario Soares
1986 Mario Soares/Felipe Gonzalez
1990 Jacques Chirac/John Major
1992 Romano Prodi/Edouard Balladur

Rally of European Democrats and Republicans (EDR), center-right mainstream party.
Union for Labour and Social Democracy (ULSD), center-left mainstream party.
Rally for a Confederation of European Nations (RCEN), conservative party for a greater devolution to former nations
Democratic Liberal Alliance (DLA), center-right, liberal and moderate
New Democratic Party (NDP), neo-liberal, "new right"
Federalist Party, minor party of the centre advocating pragmatic econmic policies and a strong Europeist stance

The Chirac government proves to be divisive and clumsy. After 2 years, the coalition with DLA and minor right-wing parties is dissolved and snap elections are called. However, as no clear majority emerges, a caretaker cabinet is formed by centrist parties led by Prodi.
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« Reply #12 on: April 27, 2011, 02:32:02 PM »

1950 Robert Schuman/Konrad Adenauer
1955 Robert Schuman/Konrad Adenauer
1960 Tage Erlander/Gaston Defferre
1965 Charles de Gaulle/Franz Josef Strauss
1970 Harold Wilson/Francois Mitterrand*
1972 Walter Scheel/Jeremy Thorpe
1977 Margaret Thatcher/Jacques Chirac
1982 Olof Palme/Mario Soares
1986 Olof Palme/Mario Soares
1986 Mario Soares/Felipe Gonzalez
1990 Jacques Chirac/John Major
1992 Romano Prodi/Edouard Balladur
1997 Tony Blair/Costas Simitis

Rally of European Democrats and Republicans (EDR), center-right mainstream party.
Union for Labour and Social Democracy (ULSD), center-left mainstream party.
Rally for a Confederation of European Nations (RCEN), conservative party for a greater devolution to former nations
Democratic Liberal Alliance (DLA), center-right, liberal and moderate
New Democratic Party (NDP), neo-liberal, "new right"
Federalist Party, minor party of the centre advocating pragmatic econmic policies and a strong Europeist stance


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« Reply #13 on: April 27, 2011, 04:12:52 PM »

1950 Robert Schuman/Konrad Adenauer
1955 Robert Schuman/Konrad Adenauer
1960 Tage Erlander/Gaston Defferre
1965 Charles de Gaulle/Franz Josef Strauss
1970 Harold Wilson/Francois Mitterrand*
1972 Walter Scheel/Jeremy Thorpe
1977 Margaret Thatcher/Jacques Chirac
1982 Olof Palme/Mario Soares
1986 Olof Palme/Mario Soares
1986 Mario Soares/Felipe Gonzalez
1990 Jacques Chirac/John Major
1992 Romano Prodi/Edouard Balladur
1997 Tony Blair/Costas Simitis
1998 Felipe Gonzalez/Costas Simitis

Rally of European Democrats and Republicans (EDR), center-right mainstream party.
Union for Labour and Social Democracy (ULSD), center-left mainstream party.
Rally for a Confederation of European Nations (RCEN), conservative party for a greater devolution to former nations
Democratic Liberal Alliance (DLA), center-right, liberal and moderate
New Democratic Party (NDP), neo-liberal, "new right"
Federalist Party, minor party of the centre advocating pragmatic econmic policies and a strong Europeist stance


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« Reply #14 on: April 27, 2011, 06:04:17 PM »
« Edited: April 27, 2011, 06:18:10 PM by Refudiate »

1950 Robert Schuman/Konrad Adenauer
1955 Robert Schuman/Konrad Adenauer
1960 Tage Erlander/Gaston Defferre
1965 Charles de Gaulle/Franz Josef Strauss
1970 Harold Wilson/Francois Mitterrand*
1972 Walter Scheel/Jeremy Thorpe
1977 Margaret Thatcher/Jacques Chirac
1982 Olof Palme/Mario Soares
1986 Olof Palme/Mario Soares
1986 Mario Soares/Felipe Gonzalez
1990 Jacques Chirac/John Major
1992 Romano Prodi/Edouard Balladur
1997 Tony Blair/Costas Simitis
1998 Felipe Gonzalez/Costas Simitis
2002 Silvio Berlusconi/José María Aznar

Rally of European Democrats and Republicans (EDR), center-right mainstream party.
Union for Labour and Social Democracy (ULSD), center-left mainstream party.
Rally for a Confederation of European Nations (RCEN), conservative party for a greater devolution to former nations
Democratic Liberal Alliance (DLA), center-right, liberal and moderate
New Democratic Party (NDP), neo-liberal, "new right"
Federalist Party, minor party of the centre advocating pragmatic econmic policies and a strong Europeist stance
European People's Front (EPF), far-right nationalists

A new NDP is swept into power as the Union government falls apart over the issue of whether or not to send troops to Afghanistan. Economic worries and dissolution with the new "Third Way" positions of the ULSD lead to a 10% share of the vote for the EPF ticket of Jean-Marie Le Pen/Jorg Haider. The ULSD's Poul Nyrup Rasmussen/Leszek Miller failed to connect with people.
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« Reply #15 on: April 28, 2011, 07:32:00 AM »

1950 Robert Schuman/Konrad Adenauer
1955 Robert Schuman/Konrad Adenauer
1960 Tage Erlander/Gaston Defferre
1965 Charles de Gaulle/Franz Josef Strauss
1970 Harold Wilson/Francois Mitterrand*
1972 Walter Scheel/Jeremy Thorpe
1977 Margaret Thatcher/Jacques Chirac
1982 Olof Palme/Mario Soares
1986 Olof Palme/Mario Soares
1986 Mario Soares/Felipe Gonzalez
1990 Jacques Chirac/John Major
1992 Romano Prodi/Edouard Balladur
1997 Tony Blair/Costas Simitis
1998 Felipe Gonzalez/Costas Simitis
2002 Silvio Berlusconi/José María Aznar
2003 José María Aznar/Wolfgang Schaüble
2005 Donald Tusk/Frederik Reinfeldt

Rally of European Democrats and Republicans (EDR), center-right mainstream party.
Union for Labour and Social Democracy (ULSD), center-left mainstream party.
Rally for a Confederation of European Nations (RCEN), conservative party for a greater devolution to former nations
Democratic Liberal Alliance (DLA), center-right, liberal and moderate
New Democratic Party (NDP), neo-liberal, "new right"
Federalist Party, minor party of the centre advocating pragmatic econmic policies and a strong Europeist stance
European People's Front (EPF), far-right nationalists

Though scandal-prone Berlusconi is swiftly replaced by Aznar, seconded by strong Schaüble, the government is duly forced to call for a snap election in 2004, which sees a victory for the center right, able to govern with a plurality and a tacit support from either center left or the NDP
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« Reply #16 on: April 28, 2011, 09:28:46 AM »

1950 Robert Schuman/Konrad Adenauer
1955 Robert Schuman/Konrad Adenauer
1960 Tage Erlander/Gaston Defferre
1965 Charles de Gaulle/Franz Josef Strauss
1970 Harold Wilson/Francois Mitterrand*
1972 Walter Scheel/Jeremy Thorpe
1977 Margaret Thatcher/Jacques Chirac
1982 Olof Palme/Mario Soares
1986 Olof Palme/Mario Soares
1986 Mario Soares/Felipe Gonzalez
1990 Jacques Chirac/John Major
1992 Romano Prodi/Edouard Balladur
1997 Tony Blair/Costas Simitis
1998 Felipe Gonzalez/Costas Simitis
2002 Silvio Berlusconi/José María Aznar
2003 José María Aznar/Wolfgang Schaüble
2005 Donald Tusk/Frederik Reinfeldt
2009 David Miliband/Helle Thorning-Schmidt

Rally of European Democrats and Republicans (EDR), center-right mainstream party.
Union for Labour and Social Democracy (ULSD), center-left mainstream party.
Rally for a Confederation of European Nations (RCEN), conservative party for a greater devolution to former nations
Democratic Liberal Alliance (DLA), center-right, liberal and moderate
New Democratic Party (NDP), neo-liberal, "new right"
Federalist Party, minor party of the centre advocating pragmatic econmic policies and a strong Europeist stance
European People's Front (EPF), far-right nationalists

Right-wing economics is seen to have been the causes of the financial crisis at the end of 2008 and the NDP, the Union and the EPF swiftly call no confidence on the Tusk government, which saw it's approval rating fall from 56% in August 2008 to 12% in the January 2009 Gallup poll.

Mass defection of politicians from the Rally to the NDP start in October and the two announce their official merger shortly following the election which ended with the Rally back in 5th place, behind the Union, the NDP, the DLA, the RCEN and only just ahead of the EPF. The election of February 2009 is an unprecedented day in the history of Federal Europe as numerous regional Assemblies and Parliaments with centre-right administrations have no confidence motions called against them. Multiple elections are held across the nation, resulting in a historic day of victory for the left and Union affiliated parties.

Union - David Miliband/Helle Thorning-Schmidt
NDP - Angela Merkel/David Cameron
DLA - Guido Westerwelle/Nick Clegg
RCEN - Alex Salmond/Ieuan Wyn Jones
Rally - Donald Tusk/Frederik Reinfeldt
EPF - Marine Le Pen/Nick Griffin

Miliband and Thorning-Schmidt now run the first majority government since the Chirac administration in 1990.
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« Reply #17 on: April 28, 2011, 05:33:57 PM »

1950 Robert Schuman/Konrad Adenauer
1955 Robert Schuman/Konrad Adenauer
1960 Tage Erlander/Gaston Defferre
1965 Charles de Gaulle/Franz Josef Strauss
1970 Harold Wilson/Francois Mitterrand*
1972 Walter Scheel/Jeremy Thorpe
1977 Margaret Thatcher/Jacques Chirac
1982 Olof Palme/Mario Soares
1986 Olof Palme/Mario Soares
1986 Mario Soares/Felipe Gonzalez
1990 Jacques Chirac/John Major
1992 Romano Prodi/Edouard Balladur
1997 Tony Blair/Costas Simitis
1998 Felipe Gonzalez/Costas Simitis
2002 Silvio Berlusconi/José María Aznar
2003 José María Aznar/Wolfgang Schaüble
2005 Donald Tusk/Frederik Reinfeldt
2009 David Miliband/Helle Thorning-Schmidt
2012 Helle Thorning-Schmidt/Jose Luis Rodriguez Zapatero*

*Milliband killed while he was on holidays with his family in Greece.
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« Reply #18 on: April 28, 2011, 07:44:43 PM »
« Edited: April 28, 2011, 08:00:33 PM by Refudiate »

1950 Robert Schuman/Konrad Adenauer
1955 Robert Schuman/Konrad Adenauer
1960 Tage Erlander/Gaston Defferre
1965 Charles de Gaulle/Franz Josef Strauss
1970 Harold Wilson/Francois Mitterrand*
1972 Walter Scheel/Jeremy Thorpe
1977 Margaret Thatcher/Jacques Chirac
1982 Olof Palme/Mario Soares
1986 Olof Palme/Mario Soares
1986 Mario Soares/Felipe Gonzalez
1990 Jacques Chirac/John Major
1992 Romano Prodi/Edouard Balladur
1997 Tony Blair/Costas Simitis
1998 Felipe Gonzalez/Costas Simitis
2002 Silvio Berlusconi/José María Aznar
2003 José María Aznar/Wolfgang Schaüble
2005 Donald Tusk/Frederik Reinfeldt
2009 David Miliband/Helle Thorning-Schmidt
2012 Helle Thorning-Schmidt/Jose Luis Rodriguez Zapatero
2017 George Papandreou/Mark Rutte

Rally of European Democrats and Republicans (EDR), center-right mainstream party.
Union for Labour and Social Democracy (ULSD), center-left mainstream party.
Rally for a Confederation of European Nations (RCEN), conservative party for a greater devolution to former nations
Democratic Liberal Alliance (DLA), center-right, liberal and moderate
New Democratic Party (NDP), neo-liberal, "new right"
Federalist Party, minor party of the centre advocating pragmatic econmic policies and a strong Europeist stance
European People's Front (EPF), far-right nationalists

The Union wins the election in 2012, after Thorning-Schmidt calls an election, seeking her own mandate to govern, but she announces that she plans to stand down during the term. The Secretary of State for Finance George Papandreou successfully wins the leadership contest at the end of 2015. Papandreou is initially unpopular and was expected to lose to a resurgent NDP, but the electorate got cold feet, unwilling to give power to such an inexperienced NDP shadow government with scars of the 2008 recession still hanging over the party, deciding to stick with "the devil they know" with Papandreou.

The Union came first, but fell short of a majority, had to seek coalition with the dying remnants of the DLA. The day after the election, the EPF had declared their support for an NDP minority and say they'd be willing to go into coalition if necessary. The DLA and the RCEN immediately rule out an NDP-led government upon this announcement. Rutte, upon becoming Vice-Chancellor, is accused of hypocricy by the NDP and the EPF after the Dutch government's deal with the PVV in the Dutch assembly. They say the nation voted for a government of the right, but now have "a centre-left administration being kept on a Liberal Alliance brand life support machine". The NDP's openness to the nationalists alienates many voters.
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« Reply #19 on: April 29, 2011, 03:36:37 PM »

1950 Robert Schuman/Konrad Adenauer
1955 Robert Schuman/Konrad Adenauer
1960 Tage Erlander/Gaston Defferre
1965 Charles de Gaulle/Franz Josef Strauss
1970 Harold Wilson/Francois Mitterrand*
1972 Walter Scheel/Jeremy Thorpe
1977 Margaret Thatcher/Jacques Chirac
1982 Olof Palme/Mario Soares
1986 Olof Palme/Mario Soares
1986 Mario Soares/Felipe Gonzalez
1990 Jacques Chirac/John Major
1992 Romano Prodi/Edouard Balladur
1997 Tony Blair/Costas Simitis
1998 Felipe Gonzalez/Costas Simitis
2002 Silvio Berlusconi/José María Aznar
2003 José María Aznar/Wolfgang Schaüble
2005 Donald Tusk/Frederik Reinfeldt
2009 David Miliband/Helle Thorning-Schmidt
2012 Helle Thorning-Schmidt/Jose Luis Rodriguez Zapatero
2017 George Papandreou/Mark Rutte
2019 - Katherine Middleton/Mark Rutte


Rally of European Democrats and Republicans (EDR), center-right mainstream party.
Union for Labour and Social Democracy (ULSD), center-left mainstream party.
Rally for a Confederation of European Nations (RCEN), conservative party for a greater devolution to former nations
Democratic Liberal Alliance (DLA), center-right, liberal and moderate
New Democratic Party (NDP), neo-liberal, "new right"
Federalist Party, minor party of the centre advocating pragmatic econmic policies and a strong Europeist stance
European People's Front (EPF), far-right nationalists

The Union wins the election in 2012, after Thorning-Schmidt calls an election, seeking her own mandate to govern, but she announces that she plans to stand down during the term. The Secretary of State for Finance George Papandreou successfully wins the leadership contest at the end of 2015. Papandreou is initially unpopular and was expected to lose to a resurgent NDP, but the electorate got cold feet, unwilling to give power to such an inexperienced NDP shadow government with scars of the 2008 recession still hanging over the party, deciding to stick with "the devil they know" with Papandreou.

The Union came first, but fell short of a majority, had to seek coalition with the dying remnants of the DLA. The day after the election, the EPF had declared their support for an NDP minority and say they'd be willing to go into coalition if necessary. The DLA and the RCEN immediately rule out an NDP-led government upon this announcement. Rutte, upon becoming Vice-Chancellor, is accused of hypocricy by the NDP and the EPF after the Dutch government's deal with the PVV in the Dutch assembly. They say the nation voted for a government of the right, but now have "a centre-left administration being kept on a Liberal Alliance brand life support machine". The NDP's openness to the nationalists alienates many voters.
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« Reply #20 on: April 29, 2011, 03:40:38 PM »

I think we can end this and start a new one.

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« Reply #21 on: April 29, 2011, 03:43:19 PM »


1950 : Clement Attlee/Tage Erlander
1953 : Anthony Eden/Konrad Adneur


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