Month: June 2014

European Elections in Poland Confirm the Dominance of the Right

Post author By Gavin Rae
Post date June 6, 2014

source: metapolls

The 2014 European elections have confirmed a number of trends in Polish politics. These include a general disillusionment with the political establishment; the dominance of the right in party politics and the weakness of the left in countering this right-wing hegemony.

It is hard for any party to claim victory in an election where over 76% of the electorate either did not vote or spoilt their ballot paper. Although the EU has one of the highest approval ratings in Poland, turnouts in elections are generally low.

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What’s ‘Left’ in Ukraine? A Discussion (audio)

Post author By admin
Post date June 4, 2014
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What's 'Left' in Ukraine

Note from the LeftEast editors: this is a recording from the public talk and open discussion on the Left in Ukraine, which took place at Kisüzem in Budapest, Hungary, on Saturday, May 31. The speakers (in order of appearance were Margaryta Rymarenko, Volodymyr Artukh, and Professor Don Kalb. The recording was made by the team of Budapest’s English language activist radio Mindenki Joga. Please click here or on the photo to start listening to the discussion.

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The return of the left in Europe?

Post author By admin
Post date June 2, 2014

Srecko Horvat on AlJazeera about the rise of left in Europe

When Tariq Ali went to Vietnam to collect evidence and testimony on the US military intervention in the mid-1960s, the Vietnamese soldiers in Hanoi told him the following anecdote.

Just a few months earlier, a delegation of the Italian Communist Party arrived to see Ho Chi Minh. After a long meeting, the Italians asked the Vietnamese leader, “How can we help you?” Ho Chi Minh replied: “The best way to help us is to start a revolution in Italy.”