Study of European electoral data suggests social democratic parties alienate supporters by moving towards the political centre

Adopting rightwing policies on issues such as immigration and the economy does not help centre-left parties win votes, according to new analysis of European electoral and polling data.

Faced with a 20-year decline in their vote share, accompanied by rising support for the right, far right and sometimes the far left, social democratic parties across Europe have increasingly sought salvation by moving towards the political centre.

  • jonne@infosec.pub
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    10 months ago

    Yep, it’s pretty obvious that if a voter bought into the anti immigration stuff, or whatever other culture war bullshit the right is peddling, they’re going to vote for the real thing, not some halfway measures from Labor/the socialist party.