Monday, April 30, 2012

EU voters, citizens rebel against austerity

Socialist presidential candidate Francois Hollande waves to supporters after delivering his speech outside a factory he visited in Hirson, eastern France, as part of the campaign for the second round of the French presidential elections, Tuesday April 24, 2012.(AP Photo/Remy de la Mauviniere)For more than a year European Union officials seeking to solve Europe's debt crisis have been baying for austerity, austerity and more austerity. Now the people of Europe are taking their backlash from the streets to the ballot box รข€" possibly forcing a change of direction.


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