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Maybe some of you are interested on #politics of all European countries or Canada.

Offen I can follow everything except which #politicalparty stands for what. Expect Volt and Greene in Europe, who is the far right, right, left, far left, liberals. Has the country this bandwith of parties?

Is there a table for comparation? Currently I've read about elections and maybe New election in Portugal.

What are austrian Neos stand for? Neos means something different in germany (neo Nazis).

Or am I just the only one struggling with this,

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Maximilian Seidler
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the "Neos" in austria are a neo-liberal party. They target progressives, argue like liberals, but act like conservatives (at least in terms of economic policies)

Years ago at this point i thought there were an actual progressive party and even voted for them. I was pretty disappointed when i found out how they voted in Parliament.

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Mostly when I read about these parties there's some sort of (editorial) comment about where they sit on the political spectrum. After reading about them a few times I can even remember what their political bias is without prompting. So it's not a big problem for me.
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The place on the spectrum depends wildly on the electoral system. You might present yourself as left/liberal/green / conservative in campaigns, but when forced to forge coalitions, this might shift and soften and gravitate towards the centre. Whereas in FPTP systems you can basically do what you want with your victory.
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