Fabio De Masi: "The old two-party system is dead"
A press review about the French presidential election
25th of April 2017, Financial Times, Jim Brunsden and Paul McClean: Socialists struggle to retain their influence within Europe[1]
"The crushing defeat of France’s Socialist party in the country’s presidential elections means more soul-searching for Europe’s centre-left.
Following the collapse of the Dutch Labour party last month, and the struggles of PSOE to remain Spain’s main leftwing force, Benoît Hamon’s fifth-placed finish in Sunday’s vote is the latest blow to a family of parties used to being at Europe’s top political table. (...)
Fabio De Masi, a lawmaker with Germany’s leftwing Die Linke party and a political ally of Mr Mélenchon, says Sunday’s vote sends a clear message: “Basically, the election tells us that the old two-party system is dead.”"
The full article is available online[2].
Links:
- https://www.ft.com/content/02acad16-2903-11e7-bc4b-5528796fe35c
- https://www.ft.com/content/02acad16-2903-11e7-bc4b-5528796fe35c