AL JAZEERA: Another big Brexit week begins. What's expected?

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Robert Ford, a politics professor at the University of Manchester, points out that while the UK participation in the European elections could provide a contingent of additional allies for other eurosceptic forces - who are likely to do well - in the European Parliament, "it won't make a difference to EU institutions or campaigns everywhere else". 

"The European Parliament elections aren't about Europe anywhere," Ford said, "people tend to vote according to national agendas and national political context."

Period18 Mar 2019

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  • TitleAnother big Brexit week begins. What's expected?
    Media name/outletAl Jazeera
    Media typeWeb
    Country/TerritoryUnited Kingdom
    Date18/03/19
    DescriptionRobert Ford, a politics professor at the University of Manchester, points out that while the UK participation in the European elections could provide a contingent of additional allies for other eurosceptic forces - who are likely to do well - in the European Parliament, "it won't make a difference to EU institutions or campaigns everywhere else".

    "The European Parliament elections aren't about Europe anywhere," Ford said, "people tend to vote according to national agendas and national political context."
    URLhttps://www.aljazeera.com/indepth/features/big-brexit-week-begins-expected-190318000011664.html
    PersonsRobert Ford

Keywords

  • UK politics
  • Brexit