El euroescepticismo en tiempos de crisis. Algunos escenarios posibles para la Unión Europea en el futuro cercano
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2013-12
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Centro de Estudios en Relaciones Internacionales (CERIR), Maestría en Integración y Cooperación Internacional
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La crisis económica, política y social por la
que atraviesa la Unión Europea (UE) deja sus
huellas en términos electorales. La opinión
pública europea, cada vez más escéptica respecto
al presente y futuro de la UE, hace sentir
su voto de protesta y frustración en elecciones
tanto a nivel nacional como europeo.
Frente a la crítica situación actual, los ciudadanos
siguen, en muchos casos, propuestas
electorales anti-inmigración y anti-europeas.
Este breve trabajo considera el desempeño
electoral de los principales partidos euroescépticos
a partir del surgimiento de la crisis
económica en la zona euro en elecciones nacionales.
También describe la representación
de fuerzas euroescépticas en la (actual) Séptima
Legislatura del PE, como consecuencia de
las últimas elecciones al Parlamento Europeo
(PE), celebradas en 2009. Asimismo, esboza
dos escenarios posibles a corto plazo, tomando
en consideración las próximas elecciones
al PE en mayo de 2014 y elecciones nacionales
a desarrollarse en varios Estados miembros
de la UE entre 2014 y 2015, describiendo
las consecuencias que una alta proporción de
euroescépticos puede acarrear para el PE, así
como las implicancias que una asamblea europea
y gobiernos nacionales euroescépticos
pueden tener para el desarrollo y la dinámica
de la UE en general.
The economic, political and social crisis in the European Union (EU) has serious electoral consequences. The public –increasingly sceptical about the present and future of the EU– has expressed their frustration in elections, both at the national level, and at the European level. In face of the critical economic situation, a number of citizens have followed anti-immigration and anti-European electoral proposals. This brief paper depicts the electoral performance of Eurosceptic political parties in national elections, especially since the surfacing of the economic crisis. It also describes the representation of Eurosceptic forces in the (current) Seventh European Parliament (EP), as a result of the last European elections in 2009. In addition, the paper outlines two possible future scenarios in the short term, taking into account upcoming elections to the EP in May 2014 and national elections to be held in several States members in 2014-2015. We describe the consequences that a high proportion of Eurosceptics can encompass for the EP, as well as the implications that a Eurosceptic EP and national Governments may mean for the development and the dynamics of the EU in general.
The economic, political and social crisis in the European Union (EU) has serious electoral consequences. The public –increasingly sceptical about the present and future of the EU– has expressed their frustration in elections, both at the national level, and at the European level. In face of the critical economic situation, a number of citizens have followed anti-immigration and anti-European electoral proposals. This brief paper depicts the electoral performance of Eurosceptic political parties in national elections, especially since the surfacing of the economic crisis. It also describes the representation of Eurosceptic forces in the (current) Seventh European Parliament (EP), as a result of the last European elections in 2009. In addition, the paper outlines two possible future scenarios in the short term, taking into account upcoming elections to the EP in May 2014 and national elections to be held in several States members in 2014-2015. We describe the consequences that a high proportion of Eurosceptics can encompass for the EP, as well as the implications that a Eurosceptic EP and national Governments may mean for the development and the dynamics of the EU in general.
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Unión Europea, Euroescepticismo, Elecciones Europeas 2014, Parlamento Europeo