[OFF TOPIC] Politics Thread

[Gianlu33 4,750]

Sweden, average of Sifo and SVT exit polls:

S-S&D: 25.8%

M-EPP: 18.1%

SD-ECR: 17.8%

V-LEFT: 9.4%

C-ALDE: 9.2%

KD-EPP: 7.0%

L-ALDE: 5.6%

MP-G/EFA: 5.0%

[bestmen 2,833]

the extrem right will win 

 

[konig 1,510]

  On 9/9/2018 at 6:18 PM, Gianlu33 said:

Sweden, average of Sifo and SVT exit polls:

S-S&D: 25.8%

M-EPP: 18.1%

SD-ECR: 17.8%

V-LEFT: 9.4%

C-ALDE: 9.2%

KD-EPP: 7.0%

L-ALDE: 5.6%

MP-G/EFA: 5.0%

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Is not a surprise for me like that country is now.

[bestmen 2,833]

Russia accuses USA for having used the white phosphorus in syria 

[heywoodu 15,355]

  On 9/9/2018 at 7:59 PM, bestmen said:

Russia accuses USA for having used the white phosphorus in syria 

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Yeah Russia has been making these accusations for two weeks now (well, first 'they're planning a fake attack!' for some time and now this). 

[heywoodu 15,355]

Anybody else annoyed by people in the European Parliament speaking in their own languages? Now on the news I saw that Orban guy speaking Hungarian, some German speaking German...how can one make it to a major political position without something as basic as knowledge of a widespread language, which logically would be English? It makes them look so uneducated

Edited September 11, 2018 by heywoodu

[konig 1,510]

In London i meet with somebody beloved in the forum 

[LDOG 2,432]

  On 9/11/2018 at 6:19 PM, heywoodu said:

Anybody else annoyed by people in the European Parliament speaking in their own languages? Now on the news I saw that Orban guy speaking Hungarian, some German speaking German...how can one make it to a major political position without something as basic as knowledge of a widespread language, which logically would be English? It makes them look so uneducated

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At least in the case of prime ministers/presidents it's common protocol that they should speak their own language even in big international meetings (only in interviews they tend to adapt to the language of the interviewer). It's not that they necessarilly don't know english or other lenguage. For example, Putin knows many languages but rarely speaks in something that isn't russian.

Edited September 12, 2018 by LDOG

[Agger 1,664]

  On 9/11/2018 at 6:19 PM, heywoodu said:

Anybody else annoyed by people in the European Parliament speaking in their own languages? Now on the news I saw that Orban guy speaking Hungarian, some German speaking German...how can one make it to a major political position without something as basic as knowledge of a widespread language, which logically would be English? It makes them look so uneducated

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Well. It's tradition and a rather major thing for the parliament (or at least some of the members). English could even (theoretically) be on the way out as it's nominated as official language by Gbr.

I remember when one of our national populist members of the parliament complained about our prime minister decided to speak English.

Personally I don't really care. The interpreters are great meaning that it's not really a problem.

[bestmen 2,833]

the euro parliament is going to punish Hungary