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The European Election
Ann Linde, Head of International [email protected] Twitter: @AnnLinde
Party of European Socialists
Overall turnout = 43% Only 3 out of 10 youthPES = 25%
Reminder about 2009
Critical vis-à-vis the right-wing Europe:
«It’s not the Europe we want »Back to the «European dream»
«solidarity, cooperation, respect»Not pro-EU vs Eurosceptics
In 2014: Another Europe is possible!
The current Parliament
Parliament = 188 S&D MEPs / 736Council = 3 PES Prime Ministers / 28Commission = 7 PES Commissioners / 28
2008-2012: Right dominated Europe
They are responsible !
Good news: The Left is back!
Remember the main issue for Europeans voters
2009 2013
Unemployment Economic situation Inflation Government debt Future of pensions Others
Economic and social crisis Over 6 million young people without a job Negative growth Weakened competitiveness
So, what is the context of the election
« European Social Model in danger »
1. Common candidate: «3Ps» -Personalized-Politicisation-Participation
2. Short Manifesto3. Country specific strategy/campaign4. Target groups
The Shift: Key factors to 2014
This is our mental picture of the EP
This is the actual
electoral map of EP
(If non-voters were proportionally represented, they would have 437 seats.)
So what is the path to victory for our political family in 2014
European elections…?
Turn out, turn out, turn outIts all about the turn out, right?
Thanks to data-driven analysis, we now know this is a turnout election.
In fact, the only realistic strategy for victory is to increase our turnout.
All It Takes
Tactical considerations
OUR MISSION:Only convince 12 million more people
to vote PES in May 2014
221 million eligible voters didn’t vote in 2009
Target-rich environments
Smaller countriesNon-voters Goal
Denmark 1642 000 83 000Ireland 1312 000 70 000Slovenia 1218 000 61 000Latvia 689 000 35000