Manuel Müller
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Senior Research Fellow @fiia.fi | Blogger @foederalist.eu | EU integration & supranational democracy | Views my own, of course
Timo is also the author of the chapter on the Israel-Palestine conflict in the #EP2024 elections volume that Michael Kaeding, @alexhoppe.bsky.social and I co-edited earlier this year:
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TIMO R. STEWART analyses how the #Israel-Palestine conflict was covered in the #EP2024 electoral manifestos of national parties. He identifies national particularities in some member states as well as a clear left-right partisan divide.
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TIMO R. STEWART analyses how the #Israel-Palestine conflict was covered in the #EP2024 electoral manifestos of national parties. He identifies national particularities in some member states as well as a clear left-right partisan divide.
@timostewart.bsky.social
Out now: The 2024 European Parliament Elections – A Turn to the Right in the Shadow of War
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November 7, 2025 at 9:43 PM
Timo is also the author of the chapter on the Israel-Palestine conflict in the #EP2024 elections volume that Michael Kaeding, @alexhoppe.bsky.social and I co-edited earlier this year:
True, and the political groups in the Camera dei deputati have also been relatively stable lately (for Italy), with only a few MPs switching party and no changes in government parties for three years.
But I just wouldn't say that this makes Italy a beacon of stability yet.
But I just wouldn't say that this makes Italy a beacon of stability yet.
November 4, 2025 at 1:27 PM
True, and the political groups in the Camera dei deputati have also been relatively stable lately (for Italy), with only a few MPs switching party and no changes in government parties for three years.
But I just wouldn't say that this makes Italy a beacon of stability yet.
But I just wouldn't say that this makes Italy a beacon of stability yet.
If you look at Italian polling timelines, you'll see that the curves are often pretty smooth - but also that they predict actual voting results quite badly. (Also note the sudden "adjustment jumps" after EP elections.)
So maybe what looks like party system stability is just pollsters herding.
So maybe what looks like party system stability is just pollsters herding.
November 4, 2025 at 11:25 AM
If you look at Italian polling timelines, you'll see that the curves are often pretty smooth - but also that they predict actual voting results quite badly. (Also note the sudden "adjustment jumps" after EP elections.)
So maybe what looks like party system stability is just pollsters herding.
So maybe what looks like party system stability is just pollsters herding.
Keeping the far right away from power is one (important) thing, and it's good that the other parties have, for now, learnt a lesson from their lack of reliability.
But the deeper problem is a societal one. It still requires a lot of work of discursive engagement by democratic & pro-European actors.
But the deeper problem is a societal one. It still requires a lot of work of discursive engagement by democratic & pro-European actors.
November 3, 2025 at 11:14 AM
Keeping the far right away from power is one (important) thing, and it's good that the other parties have, for now, learnt a lesson from their lack of reliability.
But the deeper problem is a societal one. It still requires a lot of work of discursive engagement by democratic & pro-European actors.
But the deeper problem is a societal one. It still requires a lot of work of discursive engagement by democratic & pro-European actors.
But if it helps, why not?
baseball will be central to reestablishing liberal democracy
November 2, 2025 at 4:15 AM
But if it helps, why not?
Halloween, Reformationstag, Allerheiligen und die Veröffentlichung der deutschen Fassung des Europawahlsammelbands. 😉
October 31, 2025 at 7:10 PM
Halloween, Reformationstag, Allerheiligen und die Veröffentlichung der deutschen Fassung des Europawahlsammelbands. 😉
In some German local elections, you have similar ballots - and when you look closely, you can even see that some candidate names are listed two or three times.
And the headline says: "Every voter has 70 votes." 😆
And the headline says: "Every voter has 70 votes." 😆
October 29, 2025 at 8:38 AM
In some German local elections, you have similar ballots - and when you look closely, you can even see that some candidate names are listed two or three times.
And the headline says: "Every voter has 70 votes." 😆
And the headline says: "Every voter has 70 votes." 😆
Well, or the Finnish system but omitting numbers containing a 7 when assigning candidate numbers.
October 29, 2025 at 8:33 AM
Well, or the Finnish system but omitting numbers containing a 7 when assigning candidate numbers.
Funny enough - here's what ballots look like in Finland, which has essentially the same electoral system. 😄
(The difference is that Finns are expected to write down the number of their preferred candidate rather than making a cross next to their name.)
(The difference is that Finns are expected to write down the number of their preferred candidate rather than making a cross next to their name.)
Yle News explains: Voting in Finland’s parliamentary election
More "new Finns" than ever are eligible to vote for the first time in April’s general election. Here's everything you need to know about the vote.
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October 29, 2025 at 8:01 AM
Funny enough - here's what ballots look like in Finland, which has essentially the same electoral system. 😄
(The difference is that Finns are expected to write down the number of their preferred candidate rather than making a cross next to their name.)
(The difference is that Finns are expected to write down the number of their preferred candidate rather than making a cross next to their name.)