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Same system as in the US, hmm...

Then we have primaries first. Two party groups dominate the European parliament, the conservative EPP-ED and the Party of European Socialists, PES. EPP-ED has 35% of seats, PES 27%. The election would after that essentially be decided by how the other parties sympathisers go.

So who would win the two important primaries. Starting with PES, Kuchinich is one of few candidates that has the right positions to actually be a candidate, so I say Kuchinich. And who of the rest would win the conservative primary? Clinton perhaps.

Then they would face of with the classical Capital vs. Unions supporting them. In the end I think the misogynic tendencies would defeat Clinton, giving a slim victory to Kuchinich.

by A swedish kind of death on Mon Oct 1st, 2007 at 02:37:32 PM EST
Judging by the poll, that seems to be what the majority of ET'ers think. Probably a very good guess.

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by Turambar (sersguenda at hotmail com) on Wed Oct 3rd, 2007 at 07:21:38 PM EST
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I think you're right about Clinton. The thing is most of the Republican candidates are too far to the right to even fir in the EPP, so the EPP primary would essentially be the same as the Democratic primary, except for Gravel and Kucinich who would have go to the PES primary.

We have met the enemy, and it is us — Pogo
by Migeru (migeru at eurotrib dot com) on Sun Oct 7th, 2007 at 09:12:39 AM EST
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