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Kingofalldems

(38,440 posts) Wed Mar 15, 2017, 04:21 PM Mar 2017

Looks like the left doing well in the Netherlands.

Link to tweet

Wilders (PVV) is one of Trump's 'yeoman' if you will.

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Looks like the left doing well in the Netherlands. (Original Post) Kingofalldems Mar 2017 OP

This message was self-deleted by its author Warpy Mar 2017 #1

I have more confidence in them than in Americans world wide wally Mar 2017 #2

Well, not exactly the left Ezior Mar 2017 #3

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world wide wally

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2. I have more confidence in them than in Americans

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Wed Mar 15, 2017, 04:26 PM

Mar 2017

Ezior

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3. Well, not exactly the left

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Wed Mar 15, 2017, 04:40 PM

Mar 2017

VVD is a center-right party (in the European political system). They are not very strong on economic justice and other "classical" left economic politics. Also not very friendly towards immigration.

CDA is the Christen Democratisch Appèl. Of course, they are not crazy evangelicals. But still, they are considered to be a right-leaning party in Europe. They opposed gay marriage in 2000, not sure if they are more open to that now.

PVV is Wilders. Mostly anti-muslim.

Out of the top 4, Only D66 is a true left-leaning party. GroenLinks is another one, obviously. SP is a left-wing party, and PvdA as well.

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