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Number of parties don't determine ideological span. For example the 14 political parties in the Danish parliament all support Ukraine.
by dtquad 2y ago
Number of parties don't determine ideological span. For example the 14 political parties in the Danish parliament all support Ukraine.
- jacooper 2y agoThat's one issue of many. You vote for the party which maches your ideas and opinions on many issues, not only one.
- slothtrop 2y agoThe other interesting thing about Denmark is that most parties are similar on immigration. Across the pond it's likened to a Social Democracy, but it's also a high-trust society with low crime rates.
- skinkestek 2y agoThat hasn't always been the case though, has it?
- slothtrop 2y agoWhich part? The country is over 80% ethnic Danish, so I imagine some aspect of that has been consistent a long time.
- skinkestek 2y agoI mean, what is now the new Danish immigration policy was considered racist by every mainstream party until a fee years ago, wasn't it?
- unethical_ban 2y agoIrrelevant. In this country, there is large ideological span. And allowing new parties a chance to succeed allows old, co-opted ones to die.