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The European Election
Ann Linde, Head of International [email protected] Twitter: @AnnLinde
Party of European Socialists
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Overall turnout = 43% Only 3 out of 10 youthPES = 25%
Reminder about 2009
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Critical vis-à-vis the right-wing Europe:
«It’s not the Europe we want »Back to the «European dream»
«solidarity, cooperation, respect»Not pro-EU vs Eurosceptics
In 2014: Another Europe is possible!
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The current Parliament
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Parliament = 188 S&D MEPs / 736Council = 3 PES Prime Ministers / 28Commission = 7 PES Commissioners / 28
2008-2012: Right dominated Europe
They are responsible !
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Good news: The Left is back!
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Remember the main issue for Europeans voters
2009 2013
Unemployment Economic situation Inflation Government debt Future of pensions Others
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Economic and social crisis Over 6 million young people without a job Negative growth Weakened competitiveness
So, what is the context of the election
« European Social Model in danger »
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1. Common candidate: «3Ps» -Personalized-Politicisation-Participation
2. Short Manifesto3. Country specific strategy/campaign4. Target groups
The Shift: Key factors to 2014
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This is our mental picture of the EP
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This is the actual
electoral map of EP
(If non-voters were proportionally represented, they would have 437 seats.)
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So what is the path to victory for our political family in 2014
European elections…?
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Turn out, turn out, turn outIts all about the turn out, right?
Thanks to data-driven analysis, we now know this is a turnout election.
In fact, the only realistic strategy for victory is to increase our turnout.
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All It Takes
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Tactical considerations
OUR MISSION:Only convince 12 million more people
to vote PES in May 2014
221 million eligible voters didn’t vote in 2009
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Target-rich environments
Smaller countriesNon-voters Goal
Denmark 1642 000 83 000Ireland 1312 000 70 000Slovenia 1218 000 61 000Latvia 689 000 35000