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December 12, 2019
Published by EPICENTER on December 12, 2019
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An Analysis of the Spitzenkandidaten Process – Part 2

Classic political theories suggest that a democratic government should have both “input” and “output” legitimacy. A political institution relies public opinion and policy preference, the “input”, or democratic process, from the people, and the good legislation outcomes, or the “output” to be the source of its legitimacy.
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July 30, 2019
Published by EPICENTER on July 30, 2019
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A New Beginning – Greece After the Elections

Unemployment peaked at 27.5%, more than 400,000 people emigrated in a single year, and the debt to GDP ratio reached 180%. The 2008 financial crisis hit Greece harder than every other European country, and the past 10 years have been a political and economic headache in the southern European country.
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July 19, 2017
Published by EPICENTER on July 19, 2017
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Emmanuel Macron Has Won. Will He Be Able to Deliver?

On 7 May 2017, the French elected as their new President a 39-year-old former banker, someone neither left nor right, unknown to them until three years ago, who decided to launch his own independent political movement, En Marche!, on 6 April 2016.
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June 21, 2017
Published by EPICENTER on June 21, 2017
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Early Elections in Italy? An Issue of Democracy, Corruption, and Banks

With the potential for an early election by the end of the year, Italy must face the realities of its democratic system: cronyism and corruption; weak banks and Eurozone difficulties; and the suspicious, undeniable, link between the two.
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