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Politics : Don't Blame Me, I Voted For Kerry -- Ignore unavailable to you. Want to Upgrade?


To: American Spirit who wrote (30903)6/15/2004 10:17:31 AM
From: ChinuSFORead Replies (1) | Respond to of 81568
 
European Voters Batter Governing Parties

By ROBERT BARR
Associated Press Writer

LONDON (AP) -- European voters punished leaders in Britain, Italy and the Netherlands for getting involved in Iraq and turned their ire on the war's chief opponents in Germany and France over economic and social issues, projections showed Sunday.

The 25-nation vote, spread out over four days, also revealed anxieties about the newly expanded European Union itself with a surprisingly dismal turnout.

Among the few that did well were Spain's Socialists, who recently withdrew troops from Iraq after a backlash over a March 11 terrorist attack. The Socialists - surprise victors in elections after the bombings - won new legitimacy by emerging on top in the European parliamentary vote as well.

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My comment:
We have the same problems with the economy and Iraq. The Bushies need to watchout.