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🧵1/7 Belgium & the Arctic: From research to strategy
Belgium has 125+ years of polar science. But in the era of Russia, China & climate geopolitics, science alone won’t keep us relevant. 🇧🇪 needs an Arctic strategy now #HanaaElHajji @Egmont@EgmontInstitute
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How would Europeans vote in the 2024 U.S. presidential election if they had a chance?
Pollsters across the continent asked, Europe Elects aggregated:
Harris (~S&D|RE) vs. Trump (ECR) (only those revealing voting intention):
🇩🇰96–4
🇫🇮90–8
🇸🇪90–10
🇳🇱87–13
🇳🇴86–12
🇩🇪85–15
🇮🇪84–16
🇫🇷83–17
🇱🇹83–17
🇦🇹82–18
🇪🇸80–20
🇵🇹79–21
🇧🇪78–22
🇮🇹75–25
🇪🇪74–26
🇨🇭72–20
🇱🇻69–31
🇵🇱69–31
🇬🇧68–32
🇽🇰67–33
🇷🇴62–38
🇬🇷61–39
🇭🇷60–40
🇨🇿54–46
🇸🇮49–51
🇸🇰48–52
🇲🇩44–56
🇧🇬42–58
🇭🇺38–62
🇬🇪34–66
🇷🇸33–67
🇷🇺22–78
Fieldwork: October
Sample size: see details
Belgium, National Parliament election today:
With 99.9% of the vote counted, national-conservative New Flemish Alliance (N VA-ECR) emerges as the largest political party/family with 16.7% of votes. This is the first time ever, N VA is larger than any other party or political family in terms of votes.
➤https://t.co/CxZUhKkqdk
#FederaleVerkiezingen2024 #ÉlectionsFédérales2024 #Parlamentswahl2024 #Kies2024
Belgium (Wallonia), National Parliament election today:
With 100% of the vote counted, liberal Reformist Movement (MR-RE) emerges as the largest political party in Wallonia with 28.2% of votes.
For the first time since 2007, MR wins the plurality of the vote in Wallonia, dethroning centre-left (PS) which was the largest party of the region in all elections since World War Two except for one (2007).
➤https://t.co/CxZUhKkqdk
#FederaleVerkiezingen2024 #ÉlectionsFédérales2024 #Parlamentswahl2024 #Kies2024
The contrast:
🇳🇱VVD opened the door to working with the far-right in the campaign and copied their rhetoric. The far-right won
🇧🇪N-VA slammed the door to working with the far-right and campaigned on how the far-right is an unserious party. The far-right underperformed, N-VA won
Belgium, European Parliament election today:
97.6% of the vote counted
Seats per political family
MR/OVLD-RE: 4
CD&V/LE/CSP-EPP: 4
PS/Vooruit-S&D: 4 (+1)
VB-ID: 3
N VA-ECR: 3
Ecolo/Groen-G/EFA: 2 (-1)
PVDA PTB-LEFT: 2 (+1)
+/- vs. 2019 election
#EP2024 #EuropeseVerkiezingen2024 #ÉlectionsEuropéennes2024 #Europawahl2024
Special election page: https://t.co/2cnr0bWh1c