POLS 3435 Lecture Notes - Lecture 20: Norbert Hofer, Five Star Movement, Brexit
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He wanted to centralize some of the power in the government into his position. More power to five star movement and northern league. Some say this will be the demise of the euro. They would have to change the constitution. It forbids abolishing international treaties with a popular vote. Needs a 2/3 majority in both houses. Green party alexander van der bellen won. Still need to know how the 3 main institutions work. Turkey throwing out the agreement could lead to another crisis. What is this concept of integrational panic and catharsis. Find what the most important points are. Think about transatlantic relationship and how it could change with trump. Wa(cid:374)ts eu to step up, (cid:271)ut do(cid:374)"t (cid:271)e(cid:272)o(cid:373)e too auto(cid:374)o(cid:373)ous. What it will look like without nato. What eu power and identity should be. The very creation of the eu was groundbreaking. The european project is fundamentally about reacting to one of the lowest points of human history.