The
West European socialists, on the centre-left, the social-democrat kind of
socialists, feel these days very betrayed by François Hollande. Based on his
press conference of 14 January, they think he has changed course and is
basically courting the employers. For them, Hollande is now more interested in
making it easier for the capitalists to invest than in matters such as
employment, public investment, and protecting the social rights of the workers.
There
is disappointment in the air, within the socialist circles.
And
also the fear that they will lose quite a number of seats in the May European
Parliament elections.
The
fact of the matter is that the European socialist movement has lost the
initiative. It has not be able to come up with a coherent and appealing body of
ideas that could be seen as a credible alternative to the Right.
Why
is it?
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