In almost every country of Europe, parties of the centre- left struggle to remain competiitive in the political arena. Yet social democracy , though can be claim success in creating and developing public service.
The Swedish social democrats regularly poll fewer than 30% and lead a minority Government in coalition with the Greens. In Italy the only large European State with a centre left government, the Patiti Democratico suffered a bad defeatin the Sicilian regional election earier this month.
As global capitalism comes to be blamed increasingly for austerity,inequality,stagnant incomes and unemployment.
In the face of global pressures and less militant and aggressive in pursuing alternative. They turn to the jeremy Corbyn led Uk labour party and Jean lue Melenchons France Insoumise. At the same time who focus on migrant and terrorism ofen find a new home in far light groups such as the Swedise democrats.
Thus the weakening of social democracy continues its may b lost its own foundation and had not yet found its relevance to 21st centuary politics.
