tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8340785389558772220.post6695450207183458062..comments2023-10-17T15:17:03.543+01:00Comments on Progressive Comment: Catching up with the Basque electionsProgressive Commenthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18376490845656505731noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8340785389558772220.post-58473705911434522322009-04-21T18:47:00.000+01:002009-04-21T18:47:00.000+01:00An interesting analysis, PC, but the most importan...An interesting analysis, PC, but the most important issue is perhaps the banning of Basque political parties and the lack of democratic voice given to the approximately 100,000 who deliberately voted for a banned party, D3M (Democracia por los 3 Milliones), who appeared on the ballot paper. <br /><br />Although not as large a show of support as usual for the extremist nationalist party(ies) (a third down on the number of votes that EHAK had in the previous election), this still would have entitled them to between 6 and 7 seats and perhaps significantly changed the complexion of the parliament, depending on who lost out.Ian Johnsonhttp://ianjamesjohnson.blogspot.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8340785389558772220.post-50328366121945262252009-04-17T20:44:00.000+01:002009-04-17T20:44:00.000+01:00Not quite the equivalent of Labour and the Tories ...<I>Not quite the equivalent of Labour and the Tories working together in Wales, but still remarkable.</I>Are you kidding? The PP and the Socialists hate eachother on a level beyond any UK comparison.<br /><br />All the PP are doing is supporting Lopez's investiture. They're not forming a coalition government with PSE-EE as far as I can tell.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com