These election engines have been around for a really long time, but the funny thing is that often no matter how you answer the topical questions, you'll very li

These election engines have been around for a really long time, but the funny thing is that often no matter how you answer the topical questions, you'll very likely end up getting a few candidates from very surprising parties. Unfortunately these election machines always tend to focus on individuals instead of parties. In the Finnish elections a vote to a candidate gives a vote for her party, and the popularity of the candidates within the party decides how the party votes are redistributed, which finally decides which candidates get seats from the district. This means you always should pick the political party first, and only then look at candidates within the party. Too bad many folks don't realise this, vote for a populist party with candidates to cover even the most ridiculous viewpoints, and indirectly end up voting for candidates who they would never want to vote in.