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Europe's left in crisis?

Over the past 10 years, leftist governments have been in decline across Europe: the current political map of the continent looks like a sea of blue. But with elections in France, Spain and Finland in 2012, things may change sooner rather than later. In this short series, journalists from six countries consider the future of Europe's left

7 February 2012

  • Antonio Jose Seguro, leader of the Portugal Socialist party

    Portugal's left suffers an identity crisis

    Joana Gorjão Henriques
    Joana Gorjão Henriques: Europe's left in crisis: With the welfare state under attack, conditions are ripe for a Socialist party recovery, but instead it just looks isolated

6 February 2012

  • SPD party leader Sigmar Gabriel speaks during news conference

    Germany's Social Democrats could regret playing safe

    Olaf Cramme

    Olaf Cramme: Europe's left in crisis? In opting to project an aura of competence instead of debating programmatic renewal, the SPD has missed an opportunity

3 February 2012

  • Jose Luis Rodriguez Zapatero attends an electoral event in Elche

    Spain did not swing to the right, the left collapsed

    Ignacio Escolar
    Ignacio Escolar: Europe's left in crisis? Spanish voters felt betrayed by the left's response to financial crisis. Its future is tied up with the evolution of the economy

2 February 2012

  • Finland's Green party presidential candidate Pekka Haavisto and his partner Nexar Antonio Flores

    Finland's left has become a victim of its own success

    Laura Saarikoski and Saska Saarikoski
    Laura Saarikoski and Saska Saarikoski: The Social Democrats' welfare policies enjoy such support that even Finland's conservatives don't dare to dismantle them

1 February 2012

  • French Socialist party candidate for the 2012 presidential elections, Francois Hollande

    The French Socialists need to do more than win the election

    Pierre Haski

    Pierre Haski: Sarkozy's unpopularity is likely to land the left in power. Their struggle will be in formulating a credible alternative programme

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