Political news on anti-globalisation trend?
In Europe
In UK, the big vote for Ukip in the European elections is notable:
France: Front National's success not surprising to heartland supporters; http://gu.com/p/3ph95
European Stocks Brush Off Election Results - WSJ.com; http://m.us.wsj.com/articles/SB10001424052702304587704579585273906888720?mg=reno64-wsj
Video - The Rise of the Euroskeptic Right in Europe - WSJ.com; http://live.wsj.com/video/the-rise-of-the-euroskeptic-right-in-europe/2D6EF382-F8C0-4FB7-B379-DCA54004482D.html?mod=djemTEW_h#!2D6EF382-F8C0-4FB7-B379-DCA54004482D
In Southeast Asia
Singapore: New Singapore political party to be announced; https://sg.news.yahoo.com/new-singapore-political-party-to-be-announced-002557100.html; Ex-presidential candidate Tan Jee Say will be announcing the registration of a new Singapore political party on Sunday.The 60-year-old will be unveiling the 11 founding members, party logo and manifesto, according to an email to the media. More members might be recruited before the next election. Tan ran for the general election in 2011 under the Singapore Democratic Party. He was also the principal private secretary to the then Deputy Prime Minister Goh Chok Tong..... Tan's Radio Australia interview: http://www.radioaustralia.net.au/international/radio/program/asia-pacific/singaporeans-first-aims-to-be-a-political-force-for-the-people/1317288
Malaysia: Discovery that new young Malay candidate of the DAP (Chinese-controlled party in opposition coalition) has previously, while her mother was involved with Perkasa# helped out at this important ultra-right Malay nationalist group; http://www.themalaymailonline.
#http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Perkasa: "Perkasa is a non-governmental Malay supremacy organization that was formed by Ibrahim Ali in the aftermath of the Malaysian general elections in 2008. This conservative, extreme-right, ethnic Malay organisation is led by its president Ibrahim Ali, with Tun Dr. Mahathir Mohamad, the former Prime Minister of Malaysia, as advisor. The group claims to have a membership of 420,000, though outsiders estimate the actual figure to be much lower. There are substantiated allegations that more than 60% of its membership consists of UMNO members." Accessed, 27 May 2014.
In UK, the big vote for Ukip in the European elections is notable:
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Ukip wins European elections with ease to set off political earthquake; http://gu.com/p/3pgzf
- Europe: the continent for every type of unhappy | Timothy Garton Ash; http://gu.com/p/3ph7e
- Labour needs a politics of hope to counter Ukip's politics of despair | Owen Jones; http://gu.com/p/3ph5j
- Ukip supporters I met weren't racist – they felt disenfranchised and frustrated | Rupert Myers; http://gu.com/p/3ph2v
- Damning verdict: Nick Clegg and Lib Dems face wipeout; http://gu.com/p/3ph9e
France: Front National's success not surprising to heartland supporters; http://gu.com/p/3ph95
European Stocks Brush Off Election Results - WSJ.com; http://m.us.wsj.com/articles/SB10001424052702304587704579585273906888720?mg=reno64-wsj
Video - The Rise of the Euroskeptic Right in Europe - WSJ.com; http://live.wsj.com/video/the-rise-of-the-euroskeptic-right-in-europe/2D6EF382-F8C0-4FB7-B379-DCA54004482D.html?mod=djemTEW_h#!2D6EF382-F8C0-4FB7-B379-DCA54004482D
In Southeast Asia
Singapore: New Singapore political party to be announced; https://sg.news.yahoo.com/new-singapore-political-party-to-be-announced-002557100.html; Ex-presidential candidate Tan Jee Say will be announcing the registration of a new Singapore political party on Sunday.The 60-year-old will be unveiling the 11 founding members, party logo and manifesto, according to an email to the media. More members might be recruited before the next election. Tan ran for the general election in 2011 under the Singapore Democratic Party. He was also the principal private secretary to the then Deputy Prime Minister Goh Chok Tong..... Tan's Radio Australia interview: http://www.radioaustralia.net.au/international/radio/program/asia-pacific/singaporeans-first-aims-to-be-a-political-force-for-the-people/1317288
Malaysia: Discovery that new young Malay candidate of the DAP (Chinese-controlled party in opposition coalition) has previously, while her mother was involved with Perkasa# helped out at this important ultra-right Malay nationalist group; http://www.themalaymailonline.
#http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Perkasa: "Perkasa is a non-governmental Malay supremacy organization that was formed by Ibrahim Ali in the aftermath of the Malaysian general elections in 2008. This conservative, extreme-right, ethnic Malay organisation is led by its president Ibrahim Ali, with Tun Dr. Mahathir Mohamad, the former Prime Minister of Malaysia, as advisor. The group claims to have a membership of 420,000, though outsiders estimate the actual figure to be much lower. There are substantiated allegations that more than 60% of its membership consists of UMNO members." Accessed, 27 May 2014.