(ANSAmed) - ROME, MAY 7 - The underlying theme of yesterday's
elections in France, Greece and Serbia is the economic crisis.
This became evident last evening during 'Mediterranean Election Day live', a long live broadcast by oltreradio.it, the new webradio station that focuses on international news, led by Francesco De Leo and developed in collaboration with Radio Radicale. The programme included many reports from the European capitals where citizens yesterday voted for the future of their country, as well as Europe's future. The victory booked by Francois Hollande in France, with 51.7% of votes, was celebrated by French socialists in the headquarters of the PD party in Via dei Giubbonari in Rome. According to Jean Pierre Darnis, local vice director of the International Affairs Institute, now ''the French right wing will start a ferocious internal leadership battle." The result of these presidential elections, according to the analyst, ''is that the left will probably win the upcoming general elections in June as well." This is the start of a new era and ''the economy is at stake. We may see a re-launch of Keynesian policies and policies focusing on growth, as well as rising deficits." Reportages from Greece clearly showed that the two pro-austerity parties, the socialist Pasok and New Democracy, have lost their majority and that the far-left and far-right parties were the winners of the vote, like the Golden Dawn party, which enters the Greek parliament. ''This is a very painful result'' said Viki Markaky, Greek reporter and commentator. ''It is a clear protest against the austerity measures." Serbia held presidential, parliamentary and local elections yesterday. The partial results give outgoing president Boris Tadic 24.81% and conservative candidate Tomislav Nikolic 24.7%, taking them to a run-off on May 20. Serbia, said Miodrag Lekic, former Serbian ambassador to Italy and teacher of the history of the Balkan area at the Luiss University, ''is looking for its lost national pride."(ANSAmed).
This became evident last evening during 'Mediterranean Election Day live', a long live broadcast by oltreradio.it, the new webradio station that focuses on international news, led by Francesco De Leo and developed in collaboration with Radio Radicale. The programme included many reports from the European capitals where citizens yesterday voted for the future of their country, as well as Europe's future. The victory booked by Francois Hollande in France, with 51.7% of votes, was celebrated by French socialists in the headquarters of the PD party in Via dei Giubbonari in Rome. According to Jean Pierre Darnis, local vice director of the International Affairs Institute, now ''the French right wing will start a ferocious internal leadership battle." The result of these presidential elections, according to the analyst, ''is that the left will probably win the upcoming general elections in June as well." This is the start of a new era and ''the economy is at stake. We may see a re-launch of Keynesian policies and policies focusing on growth, as well as rising deficits." Reportages from Greece clearly showed that the two pro-austerity parties, the socialist Pasok and New Democracy, have lost their majority and that the far-left and far-right parties were the winners of the vote, like the Golden Dawn party, which enters the Greek parliament. ''This is a very painful result'' said Viki Markaky, Greek reporter and commentator. ''It is a clear protest against the austerity measures." Serbia held presidential, parliamentary and local elections yesterday. The partial results give outgoing president Boris Tadic 24.81% and conservative candidate Tomislav Nikolic 24.7%, taking them to a run-off on May 20. Serbia, said Miodrag Lekic, former Serbian ambassador to Italy and teacher of the history of the Balkan area at the Luiss University, ''is looking for its lost national pride."(ANSAmed).
