What parties would you be in other countries?

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Japan: New Democratic

I have literally never heard of this party before.

Australia: Liberal
Canada: Conservative
   Alberta: Progressive Conservative
   Quebec: None
   Saskatchewan: Saskatchewan Party
   British Columbia: Liberal
Denmark: Venstre
France: MoDem
Germany: FDP
Greece: Emigrate
Ireland: Fine Gael
Israel: Kadima
Korea: Saenuri
Japan: DPJ
Mexico: PAN
Netherlands: VVD
New Zealand: ACT
Norway: Conservative
Poland: Civic Platform
Singapore: People's Action Party
South Africa: Democratic Alliance
Sweden: Liberal People's Party
ROC (Taiwan): KMT
United Kingdom: Conservative
     Northern Ireland: Alliance Party
United States: Republican

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Given some of the DUP's recent rhetoric, it's rather interesting that many American right-wingers are saying that they'd support them.

I despise the DUP.

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Good call.

Looking at your Political Matrix score, you must be a pretty lonely Republican (I know NH is different, but that different, seriously?). With scores like that you'd be right at home in New Labour over here and surely further left than many Dems in the South over there?

Well, I wouldn't have been entirely unwelcome in New Labor. But New Labor doesn't exist. Now it's Red Ed. Also, I don't think the Blair-Brown government was very good. And I like "big society" Cameronism.

Also, I find the Republican Party a perfect fit. After all, despite his protestations to the contrary, Mitt Romney is probably around where I am. And even if there are probably Southern Democrats more right-wing than I am, they're all probably still tied to far-left interest groups (SEIU, NEA), and a far-left, irresponsible, incompetent, intolerant, kleptocratic national party.

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Correct me if there's anything here that looks silly. Party's share of vote in most recent election shown and underlined if party is a part of its country's government:

• Canada: New Democratic Party (NDP) - 31%
• UK: Labour Party - 29%
• Australia: Australian Labor Party (ALP) - 38%
• France: Radical Party of the Left (PRG) - 2%
• Germany: Social Democratic Party of Germany (SPD) - 23%
• Italy: Civic Choice (SC) - 8%
• India: Bahujan Samaj Party (BSP)  - 6%
• Russia: A Just Russia (CP) - 13%
• Japan: Democratic Party of Japan (DPJ) - 23%
• Turkey: Republican People's Party (CHP) - 26%
• Poland: Democratic Left Alliance (SLD) - 8%
• Ukraine: Ukrainian Democratic Alliance for Reform (UDAR) - 14%
• Egypt: Egyptian Social Democratic Party - 5%
• Austria: The Greens - 10%

Unless there's something about the DPJ that you particularly really like, I believe you are seriously overestimating their "center-left" credentials. Certainly far more right-wing than the French Socialists (who you appear not to be a fan of).

On the other hand, it's not that much more to the right of the ALP (one of the more centrist major center-left parties), so it's not inconsistent or silly or anything.

Also, I love your share of the vote thing.

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Don't mind if I shamelessly steal pay homage to your format here...

Australia: Swing Voter (ALP or Coalition)
Canada: Conservative Party - 39.6%

• Alberta: Progressive Conservatives (PC) - 44%
  British Columbia: BC Liberals - 45.8%
  Ontario: Progressive Conservatives (PC) - 35.4%
  Quebec: Quebec Liberal Party (PLQ) - 31.2%
  Saskatchewan: Saskatchewan Party - 64.3%

Czech Republic: Civic Democratic Party (ODS) - 20.2%
Estonia: Reform Party - 28.6%
Germany: Alternative for Germany (AfD) - N/A
Greece: New Democracy - 29.7%
Hungary: Fidesz - 52.7%
Iceland: Progressive Party - 24.4%
Israel: Likud - 23.3%
Japan: Japan Restoration Party - 20.5%
Korea, South: Saenuri - 42.8%
Malaysia: Pakatan Rakyat - 46.8%
Mexico: Swing Voter (PRI or PAN)
New Zealand: National Party - 47.3%
Norway: Progress Party - 22.9%
Philippines: Lakas–CMD - 37.0%
Poland: Law and Justice (PiS) - 29.9%
ROC (Taiwan): Kuomintang (KMT) - 44.6%
Singapore: People's Action Party - 60.1%
South Africa: Democratic Alliance - 16.7%
Sweden: Christian Democrats - 5.6%
Turkey: Justice and Development Party (AKP) - 49.8%
United Kingdom: United Kingdom Independence Party (UKIP) - N/A

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You got a strange mix of centrist and right wing parties. What principle are you going by?

In some countries, I think the centrist party has better policies. In some countries, I think the right-wing party has better policies. And in a few countries, I think the center-left has better policies, like Malaysia.

That being said, my European preferences get skewed heavily by strong Euroskepticism. Willing to overlook a few...iffy policies in exchange for Euroskepticism.