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« on: October 18, 2015, 04:34:16 AM » |
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This is definetely an interesting thought experiment. The centre ground in Austria is clearly far to my right, so things would have to change drastically, however unplausible that may be.
Begining with the party system, the big parties of the right of centre (ÖVP, FPÖ - I don't think NEOS would ever be a thing in this), turn into some obscure far-right fringe coalition group, that may or may not include some christian and/or blatant neo-nazi parties.
The SPÖ in its present incarnation would very much be the big party of the centre right, maybe taking in some less-xenophobic splinters from the present FPÖ; the party would probably be around the current consensus of societal issues, and probably also around its current economic programme - something in between third way and post-war social democracy, to speak in more or less meaningful terms.
The centre left would be encompassed by a broad eco-socialist coalition of the Greens and all the small left wing parties, Pirates, KPÖ, etc, so quite a bit to the left of the current views of the Greens, both on issues regarding the society and economy, with a strong environemntal focus. They will probably advocate for some sort of transition from capitalism; democratic ownership of companies, for example.
The remaining spot on the left is taken up by some marxist, probably also a good deal anarchist, force.
Both large blocs are generally very pro-european, though the Green bloc not really supportive of the EU in its present incarnation. The end goal of both would probably be some sort of unified, European federal state.
Generic election results could look like that:
Right Bloc (ÖVP, FPÖ, CPÖ...) - 5% SPÖ - 35% Green Bloc (Greens, KPÖ, Pirates...) - 40% various left-wing groups - 10%
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