The European public and politics in Europe

Politics in Europe continues to surprise. Two important elections showed results which were not predicted by public opinion polls. In the United Kingdom, the Conservative Party has lost its majority and Prime Minister Theresa May has now been forced to form a minority government.

In France, President Emmanuel Macron's newly established party "Republique en Marche" is poised to obtain an overwhelming majority in the French Assembly. Contrary to discussions about the likelihood of a new period of "peaceful coexistence" between the executive and the legislative, France is now about to enter into a new phase of perfect harmony between these two powers.

What is the message that has been given by the European electorate? Obviously, democracy gets stronger by change and different shades of political representation. Europeans are not afraid of reflecting their political choices for change at the ballot box, in spite of the challenge of terrorism for domestic stability.

Contrary to the urban legend strongly defended by believers of so-called "political stability," change does not necessarily bring instability. It brings color, increases respect for the rights of the minority and enhances democracy. It is also a good remedy to the omnipotent monotonous politics of a single political party which begets a self-breeding process of maintaining supremacy. The purpose of the latter, in time, becomes self-sustainability at all costs. Europe does not like it.

In the U.K., the Conservative Party had a relatively comfortable mandate after winning the elections in 2015 with a majority in the British Parliament. The referendum result on Brexit also displayed confidence in the Tory government.

Change in the leadership of the Conservative Party...