Posts by Rainhard Kloucek

  • Blog

The Defeat of Obsessive Ambition

She sought to expand her party’s majority in Parliament to enter the Brexit negotiations from a position of strength. And she wanted to purge her internal party critics. Now, the
  • Politics

Domestic Political Erosion

Over decades in power, the government coalition of the SPÖ and ÖVP has worn each other down and become exhausted. The country desperately needs deregulation and a rollback of the
  • Blog

France Remains Socialist

The prognosis was hardly difficult, and was already made immediately after the first round of voting in France. Emmanuel Macron will be the new President of France. France thus remains
  • Politics

The Elections in France – First Round

Presidential elections in the European Union carry varying significance. Some are rather symbolic, with the president in certain countries serving as a representative and diplomat devoid of political power. However,