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How about a story on the constitutional crisis in Portugal, where the left won elections but hasn’t been allowed to take office? http://www.irishtimes.com/news/world/europe/portugal-left-vows-to-topple-government-with-no-confidence-vote-1.2404969
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Ex-Soviet satellite turns right while long time democracy, Canada, goes left.
Except that is not at all the what the link you shared reported. The article is about a pending vote of no confidence because the PM was chosen from the party with the most seats, as opposed to being chosen by the coalition with the most seats. Maybe you meant to link to another article?
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This should be clearer: http://www.telegraph.co.uk/finance/economics/11949701/AEP-Eurozone-crosses-Rubicon-as-Portugals-anti-euro-Left-banned-from-power.html Sorry.
“Law and Justice has promised to reverse an unpopular rise in the retirement age and put more money into the pockets of struggling families with tax breaks, monthly cash bonuses for children under 18 and free medication for people over 75. It also wants to raise taxes on the mostly foreign-owned banks and big supermarkets in Poland and give tax breaks to smaller local businesses and those that adopt Polish technologies.”
They may be right wing in other areas, but these don’t sound very right wing to me. Quite the opposite.
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Alright, I’ll confess: I forgot Poland.
It’s a little bit hypocritical at this moment in history for Poland to take an anti-immigrant stance.
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Thanks for this coverage, TPM. The rise of right-wing parties and the connection to immigration needs to be discussed.
I read today a Yeti was found at a Trump property. The Yeti ran screaming. The Donald clutched his head, saying, “I thought you’d be classy.”