EP elections 2014

[Tender Branson]

3rd Green poster campaign:



"People are more important than lobbies. For clean and transparent politics." (picture features MEP Ernst Strasser from the ÖVP, recently sentenced to a prison term for lobbying and corruption)



"Monsanto, get off the field. For biological agriculture and clean energy."

(literally means though: "Monsanto, get the f**k out of the EU !")

[Tender Branson]

New Austria poll (Meinungsraum for NEWS magazine, sample=800):

24.0% ÖVP
23.0% SPÖ
21.0% FPÖ
14.0% NEOS
12.0% Greens
  1.5% EA
  1.5% BZÖ
  1.5% REKOS
  1.5% EU-STOP

http://neuwal.com/wahlumfragen/stream-eu14.php?cid=44

[Tender Branson]

So, tonight at 8:15pm on ORF1 (TV channel) the Eurovision Song Contest will be shown live - where a polarizing Austrian transvestite is singing for her entry into the Finals on Saturday.

On ORF2, a EP-debate in Berlin between Schulz and Juncker will be shown live - hosted jointly by the German ZDF TV and the Austrian ORF TV.

...

I wonder which "show" gets more viewers ...

[Middle-aged Europe]

And I'm gonna be in front of the ZDF studio in Berlin as part of a Green party protest against the exclusion of the "smaller" parties from the debate.

Not gonna watch the debate myself, because it's probably gonna be boring.

[Tender Branson]

And I'm gonna be in front of the ZDF studio in Berlin as part of a Green party protest against the exclusion of the "smaller" parties from the debate.

Not gonna watch the debate myself, because it's probably gonna be boring.

I'll probably watch some of the debate, then switch over to the Song Contest - to see how many points our Conchita gets from the homophobic Eastern European countries ...

[Velasco]

CIS poll for the EP elections in Spain with some surprises:

[Tender Branson]

ÖVP/EPP ad:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_PzHIwy-VO8

Not bad, music is horrible though (at least from minute 1 onwards) ...

[Tender Branson]

Live streams of the debate between Schulz and Juncker (starts in ca. 1 hour and 20 minutes):

ORF

ZDF

[Silent Hunter]

Labour's latest Party Political Broadcast attacks Clegg

[Tender Branson]

Live streams of the debate between Schulz and Juncker (starts in ca. 1 hour and 20 minutes):

ORF

ZDF

Good debate so far, first Ukraine now immigration and asylum.

[🦀🎂🦀🎂]

Labour's latest Party Political Broadcast attacks Clegg

What's the point?

Lowest of low-hanging fruit...

[Tender Branson]

New Unique Research poll for "Heute" newspaper (sample = 800):



(click right for HUGE version)

There's still a battle for 1st place between ÖVP and SPÖ, but the FPÖ is gaining right now after slumping to 18% a few weeks ago due to the Mölzer-scandal.

Greens and NEOS are battling it out for 4th place, while the leftist Europa Anders is once again at 3%.

REKOS, BZÖ and EU-STOP are still without any chance to get a seat in the EP.

41% say they will "definitely vote" in the election. That is stable relative to previous polls.

[Tender Branson]

So, tonight at 8:15pm on ORF1 (TV channel) the Eurovision Song Contest will be shown live - where a polarizing Austrian transvestite is singing for her entry into the Finals on Saturday.

On ORF2, a EP-debate in Berlin between Schulz and Juncker will be shown live - hosted jointly by the German ZDF TV and the Austrian ORF TV.

...

I wonder which "show" gets more viewers ...

Song Contest beats EP-debate by more than 2-1 !

* 800.000 Austrians watched the Song Contest yesterday
* 330.000 Austrians watched the EP debate between Schulz and Juncker

[Tender Branson]

For the Danish posters here:

http://news.orf.at/wahl14//video/7889460.html

"Election Drive" with Morten Messerschmidt (Danish People's Party) and Renata Alt (Slovak Liberal).

"Election Drive" is a show from the Austrian ORF, which features a journalist driving around Europe with top politicians and interviews them while driving.

[Tender Branson]

2nd NEOS poster campaign:



* Erasmus for all
* Transparent EU
* Make Europe fit for our grandchildren
* Clear the way for start-ups
* Start working hard for Europe

[Diouf]

One of the first interesting poster campaigns in Denmark today from the Liberals



"Is a border barrier the most effective way to stop foreign criminals?

The Liberals want a strengthened duty control, repatriation of foreign criminals and continued membership of EUROPOL.

Vote for the Liberals on 25 May - because complaints are not enough"

The ad is obviously targeted at DF. A bit surprising that they actually directly counter DF's argument instead of just focusing on how tough they themselves are on crime.
The left wing parties might argue that it sounds a bit hollow as the Liberals accepted DF's demand of border controls in exchange for economic reforms at the end of their latest period in government.

[Yeahsayyeah]

I wonder, weither "enkelfit" even exists as a German word. But I was not able to imagine what a "Bergrat" could be, so maybe. ;-)

[Tender Branson]

I wonder, weither "enkelfit" even exists as a German word. But I was not able to imagine what a "Bergrat" could be, so maybe. ;-)

"enkelfit" is a fabricated word from NEOS I guess (but others might have used it before too).

But yeah, I have never heard the word before either ...

And what's a "Bergrat" ?

[Yeahsayyeah]

A title for a high-level mining Beamter, that is still used in Austria. I once learnt that in an article about the Austrian addiction to titles. There are even Bergräte h.c. ;-)

[Tender Branson]

A title for a high-level mining Beamter, that is still used in Austria. I once learnt that in an article about the Austrian addiction to titles. There are even Bergräte h.c. ;-)

Ah, ok ...

Since mining these days has almost died out here (only in Styria) - it's easy why I didn't know that term.

Maybe this term is from the 1500s to 1800s, when mining was more common here.

[Tender Branson]

The vote counts from all countries will be announced after 11pm on May 25, even for countries that are voting days earlier. Only exit polls can be released before 11pm on May 25:

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[doktorb]

I wonder, weither "enkelfit" even exists as a German word. But I was not able to imagine what a "Bergrat" could be, so maybe. ;-)

"enkelfit" is a fabricated word from NEOS I guess (but others might have used it before too).

But yeah, I have never heard the word before either ...

And what's a "Bergrat" ?

This Twitter account uses the word, if that's of any help..... https://mobile.twitter.com/enkelfit

[Filuwaúrdjan]

The European Commission is deluded. But then that's really not news by this point.

[Zanas]

I'd fully expect the UK, rather than the Netherlands, to publish their results in advance this time around, just to... troll the Commission, you know.

[Tender Branson]

The European Commission is deluded. But then that's really not news by this point.

The commission isn't the one to blame here: The Netherlands, UK etc. could just hold the election on Sunday, just like the normal countries ...