European Parliament Election: May 23-26, 2019

[Ethelberth]

Does somebody know the ideology of these new parties. All to gether they could give ALDE a healthy chunk of MEPs.

[Ethelberth]

That new new estonian party (E2000) or something. Dutch pensioneers. In Finland we have new Liike Nyt, that has participated negotiations,  but its support has never been tested.

[Ethelberth]

What kind ticket is used in Austrian elections. It is possible to mark a particular candidate or just a list. Are these markings counted by officials.

[Ethelberth]

In Finland the EP situation is quite open, due the national elections only one month before. The parties have not dominated the candidates, but it is known that two major figures of Finnish politics  have decided to run. Mauri Pekkarinen has been leading politician of Centre since early 90ties (in parlament for 40 years) and Ville Niinistö, former leaders of  the Greens. about 10/14 MEPS are running again.

[Ethelberth]

2 Spitzenkandidaten for the Party of European Left - Violeta Tomić, an MP from Slovenia's "Left" (Levica) party and Nico Cué, the former secretary general of the Metalworkers' Union of Belgium.

https://www.total-slovenia-news.com/politics/2933-tomic-nominated-as-spitzenkandidaten-for-european-left-in-eu-elections

Funnily, neither Belgium nor Slovenia has GUE MPs in present parliament.

[Ethelberth]

Kofoed comes from Bornholm, minor places of Europe.

[Ethelberth]

The classification used by Spanish poster is rather free. But if you know the parties they write about, it is possible to read.

[Ethelberth]

You may understand that situation in Ireland is unique, so UK is not best example for the problems of leaving union. USSR actually had paragraphs for disintegration of the union, and they were actually used in order disintegrate.

[Ethelberth]

PNV is holding its conventional EP seat.

[Ethelberth]

In Finland were are represented by superb Teuvo Hakkarainen, claimed parlamentarian and PS states-man. He shall serve us well.

[Ethelberth]

Finnish MEPs

SDP (S&D)

Eero "Goebbels" Heinäluoma, long-time Trade Union official, who turned later SDP leader.

Mia-Petra Kumpula-Natri.  First generation EU-era politicians since nineties.

NCP (EPP)

P. Sarvamaa, former reporter of YLE  who predicted Trump winning on early stage of presidental  contest. Belongs to libertarian wing of party.

H.Virkkunen Katainen-era minister and former minister.

S. Pietikäinen, belongs to left wing of the party, former minister in nineties.

Kesk (ALDE)

M. Pekkarinen, symbol of classical Centre party politician, who used to be MP over 40 years.

E. Katainen, Savonian farmer, rather typical Centre party carrier politician.

SFP ( ALDE)

N. Torvalds. Former communist turned NATO-supporter, Grandfather of Linux.

Greens (GRN-AFE)

H. Hautala , firstish generation Green politician. Has been in some sort of parliament since 1991.

V. Niinistö, nephew of president from Turku, belongs to academic, and enviromentalist wing of party.

PS (EAPN)

L. Huhtasaari, pro-Trump and alt-right poltician, who has found quite a new niche, in Finnish political climate.

T. Hakkarainen, PS states-man and strategist.

[Ethelberth]

What makes rather rural Warmia-Mazuria so non-PiS. Just combined PO-PSL machine is strong enough?

[Ethelberth]

Junts I suppose.

[Ethelberth]

Estonia's government has moved quickly on naming the country's next commissioner, with a proposal from prime minister Juri Ratas to submit Centre Party minister, Kadri Simson, as a candidate approved on Thursday

https://euobserver.com/tickers/145103

Are other commissioners already known?

Jutta Urpilainen (SDP) will be the commissioner from Finland.

Urpilainen shall be first Finnish not Savonian comissioner,  a new development in Finland.

[Ethelberth]

Hanoverian patrician, they have had Brexit once before.

[Ethelberth]

I liked that a Hanoverian Lutheran was chosen after endless line of similar Catholics. It is easy to say that the Europe is union of independent states, if you have not to bother the reality. It is like saying that Sweden is federation of independent regions or the Reich was federation of independent princes. Obviously there are independence of states, but less than people like to think.