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Six countries in the European Union renewed their parliament in 2012, four of which did so early, notably due to domestic political crisis. The left — and it is a first in six years — was the winner in these general elections. Indeed three Member States swung from right to left: Slovakia, France and Lithuania; in Romania the left/right coalition that has gov erned the country since May 2012 won the ballot. In Romania, the left/right coalition — in power since May 2012 — won the election on December 9th. In the Netherlands, the Liberals formed a coalition government with the Labour Party (PvdA). Lastly, in Greece, the government formed by the right (ND which won the elections on June 17th), the PASOK chose four of its ministers even though it decided not to take directly in government.
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Deloy, C. (2013). 2012, a Swing Year?. In: Chopin, T., Foucher, M. (eds) Schuman Report on Europe. Springer, Paris. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-2-8178-0451-4_19
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