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Belgian election blog (updated) | 45 comments (45 topical, 0 editorial, 0 hidden)

In virtually all of these countries, too, the PES social-democratic parties are getting squeezed by rising competitors to their left: the Socialist Party in the Netherlands, the Left Party in Germany, the Greens in Belgium, Austria, and Sweden. So a decline for them is not, in itself, a disaster for the left.

France, on the other hand, seems a little more problematic ...

by Tsmoss (delta mike niner two two att bard period education) on Mon Jun 11th, 2007 at 08:51:04 PM EST
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Re: Final results? (none / 0)

All these countries except the UK (House of Commons elections). The first past the post system squeezes small parties. There have rarely been more than one or two MPs who could be said to be to the left of the Labour Party.

This state of affairs is an artifact of the electoral system, not a sign of how the UK votes under a fairer electoral system. In European elections (under Regional List proportional representation), the Green Party gets a few seats.

by Gary J on Wed Jun 13th, 2007 at 09:14:59 AM EST
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