The projections, based on initial results, give Kickl’s party 29.1% - almost three points ahead of the conservative People’s Party on 26.2%, but far short of a majority.

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      92 months ago

      Joke parties making serious showing is the ultimate sign that the centrist neoliberal parties are utterly failing the populace.

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        Joke parties have existed since the beginning of western electoral democracies.

        This wikipedia article is a pleasant read.

        My favourite current one would have to be germany’s mildly successful “Die Partei”. With their best policy proposal being to. “Wage a war of aggression against Lichtenstein in order to force democratization and abolish serfdom”