European voters performance review of political leaders has turned the European political landscape into a field littered with political corpses
French President Nicholas Sarkozy is widely expected to be kicked out of office in elections this Sunday and so might Greek PM Lucas Papademos. If they go, they both will be in good company: Almost every European country hit by the financial crises that has held an election since "disaster struck" in 2009 has thrown out its leader.
ITALY: Silvio Berlusconi, BRITAIN: Gordon Brown, THE NETHERLANDS: Jan Peter Balkenende
SPAIN: Jose Luis Rodriguez Zapatero, IRELAND: Brian Cowen, PORTUGAL: Jose Socrates, DENMARK: Lars Lokke Rasmussen, FINLAND: Marie Kivinieme.
Politicians are reminded by the voter that you can fool them sometimes but not all the time.
Democracy at its best.
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