Elections' results: Austria to become the 5th EU Country with Unity of All the Right ?
*Strasbourg/Angelo Marcopolo/- After Norway, Denmark, Finland and Bulgaria (etc), Austria seems due to become the 5th EU Country with a New Government forged on the basis of a Unity among All the Political Parties of the Right, according to the Results of Today's Parliamentary Elections, which Surprized also by a quasi-Extinction of a degraded version of "Greens", and the Birth of a New one, Closer to the Right.
Indeed, the Crystal-clear Winners are the Mainstream Right of ChristianDemocrats/EPP, headed by f. Foreign Minister Sebastian Kurz, who Augment their Votes for + 7,5%, followed by the Rightists of the Freedom Party FPO, headed by Heinz-Christian Strache, who Grow for almost +6%.
Despite a FPO Rightists' Lead in Austrian Polls, which had become Obvious already since 2014-2015-2016,...
... nevertheless, ChristianDemocrat/EPP Leader Kurz Surprisingly managed, from the Middle of 2017, to Mark a sudden and Spectacular Upward Growth of his Party, enough in order to snatch the 1st Rank, regardless of a Last-Minute "come-back" of the Rightists, since last September 2017, which was Insufficient.
Together, they can have a net Absolute Majority of about 58% of the Votes, (Composed for 31,5% by the ChristianDemocrats/EPP, and about 26,5% by the Rightists of FPO), with 113 MPs (62 + 51, respectively) out of a Total of 183.
On the Contrary, the Socialists remained Stagnant, staying at their Previous score of 26% and something, (i.e. Lower than in the Past), reportedly Heading towards the Opposition.
+ Another, smaller but real Growth of +0,3 % was added also to the Center-Right "NEOS" Party, (set up by an Atypical f. Businessman), which reached 5,3% of the Votes.
But, the "Greens", (co-headed by EU Parliament's MEP Ulrike Lunacek), Surprisingly, Fell so Low, this time, that they Don't even get Any MP at all !
From almost 12,5% that they had before, they Fall now, indeed, Down to Only ...3,8%, (a Loss of -8,6% !), i.e. Lower than the Threshold of 4% needed in order to Participate at the Parliament, with Sweeping Changes in their Leadership expected...
>>> The main cause seems to be the UnExpected, but Spectacular Birth of anOther Ecology-oriented, New Party, headed by Former "Green" MP, Peter Pilz, who Succeeded to win almost 4,5% of the Votes, (and get 8 MPs).
Before that, the "Green" Party (of Lunacek's also Heavily pro-"LBGTI" Agenda, etc), had Rejected Pilz' candidacy for the fourth place in its list, and had even Refused him to present another candidacy for the sixth place...
But Pilz succeeded, (by hastily Creating a brand New Party, with Only 4 Members !), even to Bypass the "Greens", apparently on the basis of a Program quite Strict, vis a vis Mass Asylum Seekers/Irregular Migrants, who Tresspassed into Europe as an UnPrecedented, Giant "Tsunami" through Turkey, of More than, 1,5 Millions of People, since 2015-2016+, which is considered as Similar to what Currently is the Official Position of the CDU/CSU Governing Parties in Germany.
+ In Addition, Pilz reportedly is, also, very Critical vis a vis Turkey's regime, prefering, instead, to Boost Support towards the Kurds and other oppressed Minorities, as well as to Cooperate in the Middle East with Jordany, and other Trustworthy Allies against Deadly Islamist Terrorism, for Peace, etc.
Such "New" Positions on "Hot" Topical Issues, apparently Explains, at least partly, also the Spectacular phenomenon of a Fast and Huge "Shift" made by Many People f.ex. in Wien City, (a stronghold of the Left), who Left the "Greens" of Ms Lunacek with - 10,2% Less Votes, , while, on the Contrary, Pilz's party Won, there, ...the Biggest Growth of Votes from All Political Parties in Austria (See relevant Graphics), by Getting + 7,5% of Votes for the First Time !
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=> These New Political Facts could serve, in one way or anoher, in the forthcoming EU Summit, Next Week in Brussels, (19-20 October 2017), where the Heads of State/Government have included in their Agenda also Turkey.
The Brussels' EU Summit is preceeded, as usual, also by a previous, ChristianDemocrat/EPP Summit, earlier the 1st Day, where Kurz might usefully patricipate, if there is enough Time.
At any case, if Kurz heads a Coalition Government together with the FPO's Rightists, (i.e. Stracher and possibly Hofer, who had been Close to Win the Presidential Elections in Austria, back on 2015, before Missing slightly his target, snatched, on the Contrary, by Van der Bellen from the "Greens", with a Wider support), then, he shall Not be Alone :
- Indeed, Nowadays, he would be at least the 5th Head of State/Government to do so, since Austria could simply Follow the previous, but Recent Examples f.ex. of Norway, Denmark, Finland, Bulgaria, etc.
All those Countries are due to play an Important Role at a European or PanEuropean level in the Forhcoming Months or Years :
F.ex., shortly after German Chancellor Angie Merkel surprized by declaring, recently, that her "Favorite" Head of State/Government is ...Norwegian Prime Minister Erna Solberg, (See: http://www.eurofora.net/newsflashes/news/2017germanelectionresults.html), Denmark is due to take over CoE's rotating Presidency, for the period of November 2017 - May 2018, soon in Strasbourg.
+ Finland is expected to Follow, later-on, at the CoE's Head, immediately Afterwards (i.e. from May up to November 2018.
** While Bulgaria will take over EU's rotating Presidency, from January up to June 2018, (See, amog others, also Ibid).
°°° As for Austria, it already Holds now OSCE's rotating Annual Presidency for 2017, and is due to Host a relevant Summit on December this year.
=> So that Sebastian Kurz's interestig Statements also on the need tp solve the Ukranian problem, and the Huge Prospects of an ambitious EU - Russia cooperation, from Portugal to Vladivostok, in the foreseeable Future, might Help to have some very Interesting PanEuropean Developments asap.
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Fillon invites EU to invent "New Horizons" behind Oil crisis
Soultz-under-Forests, June 13, 2008
A pioneer Franco-German research project on GeoThermy, near Strasbourg, served as "Symbol" of EU's will to become Independent on Energy by developing innovative Technologies, while imported Oil prices threaten to provoke a World-wide crisis.
It's essential to demonstrate Europe's will to "invent New Horizons", by creating Environment-friendly, Independent and Renewable Energy sources, while price rises continue for Oil, a polluting old ressource with insufficient stocks, stressed French Prime Minister Francois Fillon, anouncing that this will be a focus during the forthcoming French EU Presidency (July - December 2008).
Fillon symbolically injected a 1st KWh produced by GeoThermy into Strasbourg's Electricity grid, during a special gathering of German and French officials at Soultz-under-Forests ("Soultz-sous-Forêts"), using a geothermal innovation which is "the most advanced in the World" :
The innovation uses Strasbourg's underground water richness to capture Heat, by injecting liquid among Rocks 5 km deep, where temperature is 200 c. Thus, it can be activated at any moment and location, even without natural warm water springs : A big advantage compared to old biothermal tools.
Engineers, Scientists and the Industry will have 2 Years to invent practical ways for this innovation to become productive and cost-efficient in real Economy, said Fillon.
115 Millions of Euros invested, 15 Research Labos, 430 Scientific Publications including 34 Doctoral PhD, and a systematic cooperation between French and German Governments and Public Agencies on Research, succeeded to prove that the new method works.
Already able to serve Electricity to a village with 1.500 inhabitants, the pioneer project intends to reach a capacity to serve 20.000 inhabitants before 2015, as part of a larger Plan to make all Renewable Energy Resources (together with Wind, Solar, etc) able to cover more than 23% of all Electricity needs before 2020.
- In fact, "behind the challenge" faced with the current Oil crisis, there "is a New Horizon that we can shape all together", by "creating New Tools for the Future", Fillon launched towards EU Member States.
Meanwhile, we should intensify Energy Savings, simplify Transports, and help the Poorest cope with growing Oil prices, until EU joins a World-wide lead into inventing reliable and sufficient Renewable Energy Sources, he added.
Many, technologic and other Challenges exist, but they can be overcome : F. ex. the new GeoThermic method tested at Shoultz since 1987, had provoked an Earthquake at a nearby site, close to Bale, by injecting big volumes of pressurized Water in underground broken Rocks near a Seismic Faultline in 2003. But the move was rectified later-on, by diminishing the amount and pressure of the water injected in underground rocks, so that no Earthquake is provoked.
More than 1 Billion Euros are invested by France on Scientific and Technologic Research about Sustainable Development until 2012, aiming to take a 10 years advance, there where innovation can become source of Growth, Competitivity and Jobs, which, according to some evaluations could reach more than 220.000 before 2020, Fillon observed.
During the forthcoming French EU Presidency, together with our German friends, we shall do all necessary efforts for Europe's World-wide lead against Global Warming, thanks to Energy tools able to ensure its Independence, Growth, and Citizens' well-being, he concluded.
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The "Enhanced Geothermal System" (EGS) stems from pioneer research initiated by teams from France, Germany and Italy, joined also by Swiss, the U.K., and Sweden, even U.S. and Japan, since the 90ies.
In 1996, a European Economic Interest Group (GEIE) was founded, in order to exploit Electricity-produsing Heat from deep underground Rocks, including France's EDF and Germany's PfalzWerke.
In 2002, a Pilot scientific project started to be tested in Soultz-under-Forests, 50 kms north of Strasbourg.
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