Austria has this internet page, where you answer a few questions (and rate their importance for you) and it tells you, which party in a certain election you have the most in common with. Here are my results for the EU parliament election:

election

Translation:

You have answered 25 questions about current political topics in the EU.
The comparison showed that you have the most in common with the following party:

Green

In the diagram below you can see, how much you have in common with each party.

Green +205
Young Liberals +147
Communist Party +143
-5 Liste Martin
-55 Conservative Party
-69 Social Democrat Party
-78 Rightwing Neonazis* (FPÖ)
-125 More Rightwing Neonazis* (BZÖ)

*Not the actual translation.

Now, the big results didn’t surprise me one bit. I know that I’m on the left side of the political spectrum and I usually vote for the Green Party, so, fine, I guess. But what did surprise me was the ranking in the middle there. That I seemingly have more in common with the Conservative Party than with the Social Democrats. That the Liste Martin is almost on the plus side. And that there’s this huge gape between the FPÖ and the BZÖ. [And I personally consider the FPÖ the bigger evil of the two, so that I have even less in common with the BZÖ should probably make me reconsider that.]

I just wanted to share that. You’re very welcome to start a discussion with me in the comments.

4 comments

  1. … I think you are a total liberal. In the anglo-saxon meaning of the word, not “liberal” like liberal in Austria. Which makes it a little difficult for you to choose an Austrian party.

    • What do you mean by liberal in the Anglo-Saxon meaning?

      And actually, I’m pretty happy with the Green Party. I mean, of course, I don’t agree 100% with them, but mostly, it’s alright.

    • If I remember correctly, he was “only” invited to run for a local election. But I’m not sure.

      He’d most probably be in the Conservative Party. Maybe in the Social Democrat Party. But to be honest, I don’t know that much about his politics to really tell. :)

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