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Yawn... as in Germany, such a broad left-right coalition serves to strenghten the extremists.

BTW, to link back to that old thread, what about Iraq? Will Simeon's party torpedo the withdrawal decision?

*Traitor*, n.
A benighted individual who perceives an illusory distinction between serving his nation and abetting the criminals who govern it.

by DoDo on Tue Aug 16th, 2005 at 05:57:17 AM EST
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Simeon's NDSV is center/center-left. As for the withdrawal, it should not affect it. The socialists were pretty clear about this, and there is little support for the military presence in Iraq.
by gradinski chai on Tue Aug 16th, 2005 at 06:31:39 AM EST
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Center/center-left? Maybe I was misled by assotiationg aristocracy and monarchy with conservatives! But, it could also be relative. What are the leftist elements in its policy? Their positions on minimum vages, privatisation of public services, income tax, culture, and so on?

*Traitor*, n.
A benighted individual who perceives an illusory distinction between serving his nation and abetting the criminals who govern it.
by DoDo on Tue Aug 16th, 2005 at 08:14:41 AM EST
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Many of NDSV's policies are the same old tired IMF-World Bank-US-EU inspired "privatization of everything is good" mantra. But not all...

They are a little more senstive to the impact of some of these policies. Their position on social spending for socially vulnerable populations is center-center left. They realize that sometimes government must be involved in correcting for the market. Not much, mind you, but clearly not complete market worshipers.

by gradinski chai on Tue Aug 16th, 2005 at 08:26:58 AM EST
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