SWEDEN - September 14, 2014 - GUIDE and THREAD

[Zanas]

So how is Löfven managing his reconversion from unionist to politician ? It strikes me as a bit odd he was for years leader of a large union and in SAP's executive board, I guess you don't have a "charte d'Amiens"...

[Zanas]

Yeah, it also was the model of the British Labour party, though I think it's been quite lost now. In France we never really worked that way (though there have been CGT and PCF executives, but generally it was hidden).

[Zanas]

Skane South, in particular, as well as Stockholm but a bit less, seem quite swingy. Is this just because they're the most populous areas, or is there something else ?

[Zanas]

The sample size is only 500 and 20% are still undecided.

While I don't disagree, you know they poll Austria regularly with this kind of sample...

[Zanas]

I always find it rather funny when large party supporters whine about how small parties spoil their votes and make them lose. I mean, isn't it primarily S's fault if they can only muster 29% of the vote while being the serious party that has governed Sweden for forty years ? Isn't it their job to convince voters that they are the credible alternative, and not FI or any other option ? Isn't democracy about giving voters choices, options, some of which seem like moderate hero-serious, while others seem like far-fetched for now, but could look otherwise in ten years ?

So just suck it up and get to wonder why S, V and MP have so much of a hard time gaining a majority of votes and seats on their own, not whether outfit X or Y is stealing them what they do not own.

[Zanas]

Isn't it ? I am a growingly blasé Trot, to be honest. Blasé about all this. I still love psephology as it is, but I tend to despise its actual political contents more and more, to the point that I now clearly contemplate not voting in some occasions.

[Zanas]

Mind : blown. Scandinavians seem like a bunch of fun people to watch argue between themselves. They must be hilarious at parties.

[Zanas]

Who is Vänster's Carin Högstedt and why is she all by herself among the Greenies ? I may like her.

[Zanas]

Young Swedes (very relatively) restore my faith in humanity.

What's F!'s position on government participation again ? Would it look like S-MP-V-FI ?

[Zanas]

I had written a post about how vote secrecy works in France with multiple ballot papers, but I cannot find it anywhere because of the sh**tty search engine this forum is given. Maybe someone can find it.

Anyway, I'm not sure one city, even the second largest one, extending their polling hours will delay the result, since it would mean bothering all channels' schedules and they don't like that. I think we'll still get our estimate at 8PM.