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«A revolution will never be possible in Brussels, because we all know each other» «A revolution will never be possible in Brussels, because we all know each other» «A revolution will never be possible in Brussels, because we all know each other»

Politics

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A fight to the last MEP – With the feeling of being surrounded by the right and the left, Giorgia Meloni wants to muster the numbers to reach a parliamentary representation of 84 members, which would allow her to become the third force, surpassing Renew of the detested Petit Napoleon. In this sense should be interpreted the ‘no’ to Viktor Orban’s entry into the ECR, which would have represented an extremeisation of the group unwelcome by many

Donald Tusk’s dangerous game – Strengthened by the numbers he obtained both at the European level and in his homeland, the Polish Prime Minister does not mince his words in stating that ‘it is not his duty to persuade Giorgia Meloni’ also because the seats to form a majority between ‘EPP, liberals and the socialists’ are already there. One cannot say that he is wrong, but pushing the ECR out of the negotiations could prove dangerous and could lead the European right-wingers to truly join forces

Giorgia Meloni plots in the dark – The spitzenkandidat system means only one thing: to proceed quickly with the appointment of von der Leyen. But one possible plan hovers in the corridors of the Palazzo Chigi: to wait until the French legislative elections in order to strengthen the position of the ECR and occupy as many positions as possible. It is a high-risk tactic, but more than a few clues seem to suggest that Meloni is considering to proceed along this way

The axis has broken down – The key fact that emerges from these Europeans is undoubtedly the failure of the war alliance between the Petit Napoleon in France and Olaf Scholz in Germany, soundly beaten by the right wing parties. And with them the bellicose policies that failed to mobilise the voters. But in general, apart from France, across the continent there is a collapse of Renew, Macron political project, which will fall from the current 102 to around 80 seats in the future parliament

Bubbleflash – Cohabitation or death – The Petit Napoleon ripped through the European elections being lapped by Madame Le Pen (31.50% vs. 14.50%). Given the terrible result, ‘Monsieur Le President’ decided to dissolve the National Assembly, calling new elections within three weeks. Socialist leader Glucksmann (14%) criticised the choice: ‘I don’t understand why the President of the Republic obeys to Bardella’. A friction, this one between socialists and liberals, that could suggest a conservative majority in the European Parliament

Charles Michel’s house of cards – The President of the European Council plays at being a statist and attacks Lady Ursula for being too ‘geopolitical’. According to him, the limits imposed by the institution have been overstepped, for which ‘we are paying the price’. As if that were not enough, he also spoke of European defence, insisting that there is “a will to match means with ambitions”. A little spice more in the campaign of the most underestimated sptizenkandidaten in the continent’s history

The race for the Commission is a French affair – While Le Pen continues to make headlines for her political moves against the German ultra-right, Petit Napoleon is playing his cards in order not to lose influence in the next Commission. “France and everyone in the presidential ecosystem would like Draghi to play a role”, said Pascal Canfin, an MEP from Macron’s party. This is the first time the strategy has been openly discussed. There’s only one certainty: nobody wants von der Leyen anymore

BUBBLEFRESH – Auf Wiedersehen Alternative für Deuschtland – Identity and Democracy has decided to expel the German far-right, after days of controversy over Maximilian Krah’s words on Nazism. The group will thus do without the (many) votes from Germany. But at least now Marine Le Pen will be able to sit in front of Giorgia Meloni at the negotiating table without a tough nut to crack. Negotiations that are expected to be more complicated than expected since neither is willing to leave the throne to the other

BUBBLEFRESH – We have been expecting this for months: Le Pen is one step away from leaving ID – The Rassemblement National is breaking with AfD, the German far right party. The announcement was made by Alexandre Loubet, the campaign manager of RN candidate Jordan Bardella, in the French newspaper ‘Liberation’. One of the triggers was AfD candidate Krah’s recent refusal to say that ‘anyone who wears an SS uniform is automatically a criminal’. Now it seems that joining the ECR is only a matter of time

The secret of a happy marriage is finding the right person! – Giorgia Meloni and Marine Le Pen seem to have come closer during the meeting of European right-wingers organised by Vox in Madrid. Perhaps it is still too early to share a stage, but the premises are there. Especially considering that until a few weeks ago there was a sense of tension. Meloni was not forgiven for being so close to von der Leyen, while Le Pen still had to tone down her approach to Brussels. Things have changed and a post-election alliance could be in the making

The EU desperately searching for a leader… – At this rate, in addition to the damage of non-existence as a geopolitical player, the EU is also in danger of getting on China’s, Russia’s and the USA’s nerves at the same time. A masterpiece of diplomacy by Scholz (S&D) and Macron (Renew). With the former no longer knowing which way to turn and still applying the mercantilist model with two ongoing wars , worrying not to give Putin too many alibis as if the latter did not already have enough. And the second who takes one step forward and three backwards thinking that France is still living in Napoleon’s times. Who knows if the Franco-German axis that has led the EU to catastrophe will be replaced by an East-South one

Sixty-eight years and still going strong – After his almost unanimous confirmation at the head of the CDU, Friedrich Merz wants to take over the country. The perennial runner-up to Angela Merkel now has no obstacles in his path to the presidency. The low approval ratings of Olaf Scholz and the Social Democrats open the way for a conservative comeback in Germany, but not in the form of the AfD, which must be contained. The stars seem to be aligned and the possible new Chancellor is already beginning to pose as such

BUBBLEFRESH – Lady Ursula’s Roman holidays – von der Leyen’s campaign tour continues: today at 5pm she will be in Rome for a closed-door speech at the LUISS University. But it seems that no one wants her: she will not meet Meloni or any other Brothers of Italy representative. Ostracised in her own party, she will be running mainly against herself, and although she has declared that she wants to adapt to the new ‘realpolitik’ of the continent, the political choices she has made so far weigh heavily on her

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