Danish Election!

[WMS]

The center didn't do well, huh?

[WMS]

The center didn't do well, huh?

They did. Even though the Christian Democrats didn't made it, the Social-liberals gained 7 mandates making it a +3 gain for the centre. The special situation is that for the first time since 1973 there is only one centre party and for the second election in a row the centre do not hold the desicive votes. That is bad, especially because the conservative continue to accept the coorparation with the extreme right

BOO! I kind of liked the Christian Democrats, from your description of them, although I'm not sure that's the party I would be with in Denmark (since you didn't bother to tell me what party I'd be with in that thread a while back asking where posters would be in other countries! ). And thus the far right gains power, eh?

[WMS]

No, they already were in power.

Well, I wouldn't call V and KF far right from Jens' description. DF, on the other hand...

[WMS]

No, they already were in power.

Well, I wouldn't call V and KF far right from Jens' description. DF, on the other hand...

V and KF are depending on DF to support their policies. The price is an immigration policy that has been critizied by everybody except Jörg Haider, Vlaams Blok and other nice and stable persons.

Oh, and WMS you would probably like the KD. They are a bit more conservative on social issues being the only anti-abortion party in Denmark (but that is not an election winning issue here, as you can see). Actually, it is much more fun to see what party people would chose based on my description. I think J.J. and ILV hit it spot on, so if you like KD that would probably be your party in Denmark. Isn't it lovely when you have lots of parties to chose from

Paragraph 1: Oh, that's what was meant.
Paragraph 2: Yes, it appears I'd probably be in KD, although not absolutely for sure, given that I could be either SDP or CDU in Germany, depending on circumstances, or a conservative Social Democrat in Sweden, etc. And yes, I LOVE having lots of parties to choose from! I've despised the American two-party system since 1997, when I took a class on Western European Politics and discovered that things could be different. Mind you, ever since I moved to the center and became an independent, I've REALLY despised the American two-party system!

Which is one reason I like the Atlas Fantasy Boards - it has been fascinating to watch a multi-party system develop among mostly American posters!

[WMS]

Paragraph 1: Oh, that's what was meant.
Paragraph 2: Yes, it appears I'd probably be in KD, although not absolutely for sure, given that I could be either SDP or CDU in Germany, depending on circumstances, or a conservative Social Democrat in Sweden, etc.

I need to know a bit more about your oppinion on things like foreign aid, welfare, education, abortion (extremely minor issue in DK), immigration to tell if you could be a SD, KF or V voter - and remember, what is moderate in US politics is in some cases extreme in DK and vice versa

Click on the link in my signature, if you haven't already. If you still have questions, ask them here, since it's too bloody late for me to answer them now...*yawn*

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I once had a course at the university with a South African teacher who had taught at US colleges. He used a book on democracy that claimed that the separation of the legislative and executive branch especially separate elections was nessesary to have a fullflenged democracy.
I then had to point out that most democracies in Europe didn't have such a separation and that the writers where just a bit to American in their worldview [/quote]

True. I think it varies on how strong an executive a country wants to have...Brazil combines a strong president with a PR legislature, for example.

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That is very true and I think that AF clearly shows that American politics desperately needs a centre party. The two US parties are too radical (remember this is a left wing radical speaking ) and a centre party could bring some moderation into American politics
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I agree with everything you said, which must be a first. The U.S USED to have a centrist party - or two - but the left hijacked the Dems and the right hijacked the Reps, and they've been slowly polarizing the bulk of voters in the center.
As for AF, I find the formation of the Freedom and Constitutional Union Parties to be the likely end result of a multi-party U.S. system in regards to the center - mild populist and mild libertarian parties to balance out the liberals and conservatives...