Slovakia: Direction – Social Democracy (aka SMER)
Bulgaria: Alternative for Bulgarian Revival The Left
Macedonia: Social Democratic Union The Left
Ukraine: Servant of the People one of the banned parties
Estonia: Estonian Biodiversity Party Estonian United Left
Moldova: Bloc of Communists and Socialists
I think you forgot "Russia: United Russia".
For Ukraine, i just don't believe in the intention of banning parties. That's not democratic. And the fact that there are no left wing parties at all, is something I consider suspicious.
I consistently vote left wing.
Even in Russia, where I support communist party of Russia (and not United Russia).
Besides, i have also consistently said I support Ukraine vs Russia, for the simple fact I consider Russia the invader and Ukraine the defendant. That hasn't changed at all, and I probably would vote for Zelensky as president (just not really on any of the legitimate options for parliament).
Many of those countries don't have good choices imo.
In Bulgaria & Macedonia, i'm also not aware those parties are russophile. But as I say, there probably is no alternative.
I have a hard time seeing though why i should vote for a center right party over a left wing one, just because they're socially conservative and are pro-Russia (or just less pro-Ukraine). I prefer more western european left wing parties, eastern europe sucks in that regard, but i have a hard time seeing why i should not vote for a left wing party even if our left wing parties have much better views on those issues.
Like, no coincidence you only quote eastern european nations. And for Estonia for instance, I take more issue on being wrong on the Israeli-Palestine conflict than on the Russia-Ukraine one.
If you wanna cancel me for that, go ahead, but i'm more than educated to know what position is the right one and call you out if i don't think you're right.
To say it differently, there is no purpose in this thread if everyone chooses the same option and yes I do know what the atlas generic average would prefer/vote for (i could easily take that option to be seen as the least controversial person ever alive). But if we never took a controversial decision, we probably still live in the ancien regime, because sometimes people need to learn to grow a backbone and march on the streets to demand change.
