Your parties of choice worldwide

[afleitch]

Why do you call yourself Tory and would you vote for Labor. Also you seem to support centre-right to far-right parties (PVV in the Netherlands) and in France you'd vote socialist.

My name is Tory because I created this account in 2003 iirc, and obviously people's views can evolve. I'm still a member of the Conservative Party, I'll just likely vote Labour at the next election. I'd vote socialist in France because the French right is completely unappealing. Other centre-left parties on my list include PASOK, Yabloko, SDLP, DA, CHP, and the Canadian Liberals so I'm not opposed to supporting left leaning parties if I think they're either better than the alternatives or because I genuinely like their policies. I wouldn't consider the PVV far-right either.

The only way a Tory would vote Labour next time round is if it's personal...

[afleitch]

Why do you call yourself Tory and would you vote for Labor. Also you seem to support centre-right to far-right parties (PVV in the Netherlands) and in France you'd vote socialist.

My name is Tory because I created this account in 2003 iirc, and obviously people's views can evolve. I'm still a member of the Conservative Party, I'll just likely vote Labour at the next election. I'd vote socialist in France because the French right is completely unappealing. Other centre-left parties on my list include PASOK, Yabloko, SDLP, DA, CHP, and the Canadian Liberals so I'm not opposed to supporting left leaning parties if I think they're either better than the alternatives or because I genuinely like their policies. I wouldn't consider the PVV far-right either.

The only way a Tory would vote Labour next time round is if it's personal...

It is, to some extent.

Thats cool. I don't have a problem with that. I joined the Tories a few years ago from Labour because of how the government treated people I cared about. The past two budgets have confirmed that. I now campaign in a party thats willing to adress social problems, tackle poverty and help the working poor.

[afleitch]

UK: Conservative
N. Ireland: Alliance / SDLP
Wales: Conservative
Scotland: Conservative / SNP
Ireland: Progressive Democrats / Fine Gael
Iceland: Independence
Norway: Hoyre
Sweden: Moderates / Centre Party
Finland: Kokoomus; the National Coalition
Poland: Civic Platform
Russia: Couldn 't really say.
Ukraine: Our Ukraine
Romania: National Liberal
Bulgaria: Couldn't say.
Greece: New Democracy
Serbia: G17+ or LDP
Kosovo: Couldn't say
Montenegro: Ditto.
Croatia: Croatian People's Party
Italy: Forza Italia
Switzerland: Free Democratic Party
Austria: Liberal Forum
Germany: Free Democrats / CDU where appropriate
Holland: People's Party for Freedom and Democracy
Belgium: VLD. Though Lijst Dedecker looked interesting. MR in Walonia
Luxembourg: Democratic Party
France: Would have been UDF. Probably UMP now.
Spain: CiU
Portugal: PSD
Cyprus: Democratic Party
Malta: Nationalist Party
Czech: Civic Democratic Party by default.
Slovakia: ANO
BiH: Couldn't say here
Slovenia: Liberal Democracy
Estonia: Reform
Lithuania: Liberal and Centre Union
Latvia: I'd probably spoil my ballot paper.

[afleitch]

Italy: Forza Italia

There's a new party that has replaced Forza Italia - The People of Freedom party.

For the record, Forza Italia still exists and Berlusconi has said this will likely be it's last election before the new 'catch-all' cartel party replaces it.

[afleitch]

Italy: Forza Italia

There's a new party that has replaced Forza Italia - The People of Freedom party.

For the record, Forza Italia still exists and Berlusconi has said this will likely be it's last election before the new 'catch-all' cartel party replaces it.

Interesting. So why do you support them (and so much so that they're in your signature)?

Well the elections are upcoming. Why wouldn't a Scottish Tory plaster a Forza logo in his sig Besides Forza is a broad church so to speak. Likely to be an even bigger one after the elections.

[afleitch]

Likely to be an even bigger one after the elections.

I hope. It looks like the race is narrowing... 

Last poll I read was 40.4 to 34.5. A slight narrowing but very slight (so much so it's indistinguishable from 'noise')