If I were a citizen of a foreign country, for whom would I vote?
I have always been fascinated with political ideologies and political parties, especially in foreign countries. After studying this for quite some time back when I was in college, I found myself supporting the struggles of various political organizations who share beliefs similar to my own, in a myriad of foreign countries, and closely monitoring foreign elections. One day, I decided to compile a list of foreign political parties that I support. Here it is:
Albania - Democratic Party of Albania
Argentina - Union of the Democratic Centre
Australia - Liberal Party
Austria - Freedom Party (FPO)
Belgium - Vlaams Belang
Brazil - Democrats
Canada - Conservative Party
Chile - Alliance for Chile / Independent Democrat Union
Colombia - Liberal Party
Croatia - Croatian Democratic Union
Czech Republic - Civic Democratic Party (ODS)
Denmark - Danish People's Party (DPP) or Party for Freedom (PVV)
Estonia - Estonian Reform Party
Finland - National Coalition Party (KOK) or Christian Democrats
France - Movement for France (MPF)
Germany - Free Democratic Party (FDP) or Christian Democratic/Social Union (CDU/CSU)
Greece - New Democracy (ND)
Hungary - Hungarian Democratic Forum
Iceland - Independence Party
India - National Democratic Alliance or Bharatiya Janata Party
Ireland - Fine Gael
Israel - Likud Party
Italy - The People of Freedom
Japan - Liberal Democratic Party (LDP)
Kosovo - Democratic League of Kosovo
Latvia - People's Party
Lithuania - Homeland Union
Luxembourg - Christian Social People's Party (CSV)
Macedonia - Internal Macedonian Revolutionary Organization (VMRO–DPMNE)
Mexico - National Action Party (PAN)
Moldova - Christian Democratic People's Party
Norway - Progress Party
Poland - Civic Platform (PO)
Portugal - Social Democratic Party (PSD)
Romania - National Liberal Party
Russia - Right Cause
Serbia - G17 Plus
Slovakia - Slovak Democratic and Christian Union - Democratic Party (SDKU-DS)
Slovenia - Slovenian Democratic Party (SDS)
South Korea - Grand National Party
Spain - People's Party (PP)
Sweden - Liberal People's Party
Switzerland - Swiss People's Party (SVP)
Taiwan - Kuomintang
Thailand - Democrat Party
Turkey - Motherland Party or Democrat Party
Ukraine - People's Union Our Ukraine (NSNU)
United Kingdom - Conservative Party
United States - Republican Party
Uruguay - National Party or Colorado Party
European Union - European People's Party or Union for Europe of the Nations candidates
posted by Arcane @ 10:44 PM
2 Comments:
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So you feel like liberal, right or rightwing liberal? Great choice of countries you've studied.
However, in your list are both nationalist conservatives and international freetrade liberals, such as Vlaams Belang and Reformierakod.
RE wants more worker moving in, while VB wants to restrict immigration. It is significant, but not the only criterion of defining political ideology of those groups. In Estonia Isamaaliit (Pro Patria) may correspond better to VB.
estonia in world media,
Thanks for your comment... I'm something of a right-liberal; I'm a moderate nationalist on matters of culture and immigration, and a liberal on economic matters. I support free-trade with nations instead of open immigration policies, because I believe that, in the end, it is better for both countries to preserve their own national cultures and for both to develop. I do, however, have difficulty reconciling my economic liberalism with its apparent deleterious effects upon a nation's cultures.
I guess I was drawn to the Reformierakond due to their liberal economic policies. Thank you for pointing me to the Isamaalitt... how could I have missed it? :)
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