tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21661313.post3588408231769952708..comments2024-01-23T10:52:07.009+00:00Comments on Hunting Monsters: Elections Are Funianhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09958839106380353855noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21661313.post-9435493712299162162012-06-10T19:47:13.113+01:002012-06-10T19:47:13.113+01:00Hi Ira, are you a real person or a robot?Hi Ira, are you a real person or a robot?ianhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09958839106380353855noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21661313.post-72570236288546156312012-05-06T20:33:36.881+01:002012-05-06T20:33:36.881+01:00I stand corrected on the Greek election. With Fran...I stand corrected on the Greek election. With France, though, my understanding is that the President can dissolve the Assembly whenever he likes, so I expect Hollande to do it as soon as he takes office rather than having to dick around with a rightwing Assembly for a couple of months. <br /><br />Oh wait, by a couple of months I actually mean a couple of weeks, so maybe he will wait for the scheduled election after all.ianhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09958839106380353855noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21661313.post-3288627923185831772012-05-06T20:22:41.795+01:002012-05-06T20:22:41.795+01:00The French legislative election is already schedul...The French legislative election is already scheduled (it's also on a five-year term) for 10/17 June.<br /><br />The leading Greek party gets a whacking bonus of 50 seats out of 300 and on current scores ND and PASOK will have about 160 seats between them, which is enough for a majority.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com