Commentary by Louis VIS (Traduction Française) ‘If we do not act, it will be too late. It comes down to what this country [France] stands for. It refuses to reform itself. It is a country that moves forward through revolutions’ (Jacques Attali 2013). With the French Presidential elections less than a year away and Marine Le Pen … More France’s Political Revolution?

Commentaire par Louis VIS (English Translation) “Si on n’agit pas, il sera trop tard. Cela renvoie à ce qu’est ce pays [la France]. Il ne se réforme jamais. C’est un pays qui avance par révolution” (Jacques Attali 2013). À moins d’un an des élections Présidentielles et avec une Marine Le Pen capable de propulser le Front … More Une France en Marche ?

Commentary by Danaë LAZARI On Friday 26th February, Irish citizens went to the polls to elect members of the 32nd Dáil Eireann (lower house of the Oireachtas – Irish legislature). Almost two weeks later, the results are in but a new government has yet to be formed. The new Dáil will meet for the first … More The Irish Parliamentary Election Results Explained

Commentary by Louis VIS Since the first European elections in 1979, voter turnout has been in constant decline and the elections of 2014 will be remembered for achieving the lowest turnout of any European elections to date with only 43.09% of Europeans casting a vote. This abysmal record has serious implications for future European democracy … More Voting: A Right or an Obligation?

Commentary by Etienne CAMUS, Gabriella ATKINS and Louis VIS (Traduction Française) Although it may seem that, since its creation in 1984, the Front National’s (FN) popularity has grown exponentially, an in-depth geographical study of FN support shows that popularity has remained relatively stable since 2002. The imperative of understanding FN support in only enhanced by the … More A Geographical Analysis of the Front National

Commentaire par Etienne CAMUS et Louis VIS (English Translation) Depuis sa création en 1984, le Front National (FN) semble gagner chaque année en popularité. En réalité la répartition des votes FN est restée assez stable depuis sa percée aux élections présidentielles en 2002. Alors que les élections présidentielles de 2017 commencent doucement à animer les débats de … More Le Vote Front National, Quelle Analyse Géographique ?

Analysis by Danaë LAZARI On Sunday, the ballot box called to the Greeks for the third time in less than a year, to vote in what Interior Minister Antonis Manitakis referred to as “among the most crucial elections since the restoration of democracy [in 1974]”. Pre-election polls showed ex-Premier Alexis Tsipras and his left-wing party … More “A Clear Mandate for a Four-Year Term”: The Greek Parliamentary Elections