Valdagen is not something you buy at IKEA
The Old Country is holding general elections for parliament and local and regional assemblies next month. The opposition center-right coalition seems to have the upper hand, according to the latest opinion polls, but I have no doubt the socialists will pull out a victory the way they almost always do. Not that it particularly matters to me anymore, but for the fun of it I took one of those tests that match one’s political preferences with the policies of the competing parties (Sweden has seven parties in the parliament). 100% is a perfect match, while 0% would indicate no match whatsoever.
Unsurpringsly, I matched well with the non-socialists. I scored 80% for my old party, the right-wingish Moderate Party, 74% for the Christian Democrats, 64% with the liberal Popular Party, and 63% with the Center Party (yes, Swedish parties have incredibly drab names). No real surprises there. I had a paltry 28% match with the Social Democrats and 13% with the Environmental Party. Again, no surprises. Shockingly, however, I scored a 12% match with the Left Party - that is, the Communist Party! I’m guessing that’s mostly because, like the communists, I’m in favor of Sweden leaving the European Union. I’m also not particularly enthusiastic about Sweden joining NATO, as some have suggested it should. Not that I’m much against it doing so either.
