Hydera
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« on: May 24, 2015, 08:35:57 PM » |
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David Cameron - Moderate Establishment Republican, Closer to the right-of-center. Due to the threat of UKIP eating into his base its his backbenchers thats making him take a tougher stance on the EU and Immigration when he didn't care much for those issues before.
Bibi - Tea party-ish Republican. Very nationalist.
Modi - Formerly nationalist Hindutva, who made some statements about islam back when he was the head of gujarat. and moderated a lot over time to appeal to the whole of the Indian electorate. Reluctant establishment Republican whose that way.
Putin - Constitution party, American independent, Ultra-tea party Republican? Formely less focused on social issues when he became President and over time since the mid-2000's adopted a lot of socially conservative stances. And Always been a strict hardline Nationalist.
Merkel - Establishment / Mainstream republican without a backbone. She supported Green energy and shutting down Nuclear when it became popular and very disadvantageous for her if she didn't, due to the backlash in german society since Fukushima.
Valls - DLC-er/Liberal Republican. Socially Liberal and fiscally conservative.
Harper - Establishment Republican. Doesn't care much about social issues. But right-wing on economics.
Hollande - (Phase 1[2012-2013]) Establishment Democrat. (Phase 2[2014+) DLC-er Democrat/Moderate democrat whose only leftwing on social issues and dropped the leftwing on economics.
Bonus:
Abbott - Conservative Republican. Strongman on stopping asylum seeker boats, Fiscally and socially conservative.
Renzi - Left of centre Democrat
John Key - Libertarian/Socially Liberal Republican
I think i'm finding a pattern here. Most heads of right-wing parties are very moderate compared to the political landscape in the US. Also the heads of left-wing parties are also very moderate and sometimes do not differ much with their right-wing counterparts.
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