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Re:Iceland, a land of Vikings, braces for a Pirate Party tak... by Synaesthesia on Monday October 24, 2016 @09:28AM (#12778538)
To be honest, it's quite similar in the US too. That's why there isn't much difference between the Obama administration and the previous Bush administration - there was a real continuity in most respects. And even if Trump got elected, not much would change either.
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Re:Iceland, a land of Vikings, braces for a Pirate Party tak... by adrianratnapala on Monday October 24, 2016 @11:01AM (#12779402)
But I am talking about a different thing.

In any place where the big parties are old and "respectable", there will be a lot of similarities between them. But even if they are identical, they still compete with each other for power.

In a PR system, they compete less intensely. Indeed in Germany, with Merkel so firmly on top, the SPD leadership seems to be evolving to maximise its power as #2 rather than trying to win outright.

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Re:Iceland, a land of Vikings, braces for a Pirate Party tak... by RandomName2020 on Monday October 24, 2016 @10:43AM (#12779214)
Dunno, if "drain the swamp" passes, that'de be a very significant change.
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