By Micah Halpern
I've Been Thinking:
The BBC called it an "earthquake that rocks EU elections." They were referring to the Euroskeptics who grabbed power by the handful in the elections that concluded over the weekend.
The Euoskeptics want to disband the EU and they are now a formidable contingent in the EU parliament.
Center parties lost serious ground to the rightists. The voting public is responding to the changes in European societies. They are hoping that the rightists will stem the influx of Muslims into Europe. They are xenophobic.
The right is also filled with anti-Semitism.
To get some sense of the numbers:
In France, the National Front garnered 25% of the votes. French President Hollande's Socialist Party came in third place with only 14% of the votes.
In Greece, the Golden Dawn which is similar to the National Front, received 10% of the ballots.
In England, the Euroskeptics won with 27% while the Conservatives only got 24% and the Labour Party received 25% of the vote.
The European Jewish community is deeply concerned about these changes in the EU Parliament.
Micah@MicahHalpern.com
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