There has never been a night like it. Early on Sunday evening, even before the last polls had closed, the first tremors were shaking the pillars of European power.
Then came the full force of the earthquake. And by the time the dust had settled, it was clear that something had fundamentally changed at the heart of Europe’s body politic.
In Britain, the headlines belonged to Ukip. For more than a century, no party other than the Conservatives or Labour had won a national election.
But on Sunday night, Nigel Farage’s little band of rebels turned history on its head, topping the polls with almost 28 per cent of the vote. Nobody, surely, doubts now that Britain has entered an age of four-party politics.
The really significant thing about Sunday night, though, was that Ukip’s victory was merely part of a wider trend. Across the Continent, millions of voters have turned their backs on the European political elite.
The bare facts make extraordinary reading. In France, the governing Socialist Party, crippled by the wretched performance of President Francois Hollande, sank to just 14 per cent of the vote, while the big winners were Marine Le Pen’s openly Far Right National Front, which took a record 25 per cent. Full story...
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Then came the full force of the earthquake. And by the time the dust had settled, it was clear that something had fundamentally changed at the heart of Europe’s body politic.
In Britain, the headlines belonged to Ukip. For more than a century, no party other than the Conservatives or Labour had won a national election.
But on Sunday night, Nigel Farage’s little band of rebels turned history on its head, topping the polls with almost 28 per cent of the vote. Nobody, surely, doubts now that Britain has entered an age of four-party politics.
The really significant thing about Sunday night, though, was that Ukip’s victory was merely part of a wider trend. Across the Continent, millions of voters have turned their backs on the European political elite.
The bare facts make extraordinary reading. In France, the governing Socialist Party, crippled by the wretched performance of President Francois Hollande, sank to just 14 per cent of the vote, while the big winners were Marine Le Pen’s openly Far Right National Front, which took a record 25 per cent. Full story...
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