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Poll
Question: Who do you vote for among the prime candidates for the EU parliament?
Option 1: votes: 1
Option 2: votes: 0
Option 3: votes: 2
Option 4: votes: 0
Option 5: votes: 1
Option 6: votes: 22
Title: Vote for the Austrian member of EU parliament!
Post by: Syt on May 21, 2019, 02:20:27 PM
On Sunday Austria votes for their members of EU parliament. There's 6 top candidates from the main parties.

I have a feeling the vote will be ... one sided here. :P

So, bonus question: who belongs to which party?

ÖVP (Christian Conservatives)
SPÖ (Social Democrats)
Greens
JETZT (left wing list that split off the Greens)
neos (libertarians - strongly for personal and economic freedoms, in favor of small government)
FPÖ (far right populists)
Title: Re: Vote for the Austrian member of EU parliament!
Post by: Liep on May 21, 2019, 02:27:03 PM
Voted for the winner
Title: Re: Vote for the Austrian member of EU parliament!
Post by: Grey Fox on May 21, 2019, 02:33:27 PM
The Chick, that's the nazis, right?
Title: Re: Vote for the Austrian member of EU parliament!
Post by: Barrister on May 21, 2019, 02:36:50 PM
Five maen, and only two of them can be bothered to wear a tie? :ultra:

I'm going to vote for #3.  #5's gasses make him look like a leftist.

So,  let's take my shot:

neos
JETZT
OVP
FPO
Greens
SPO
Title: Re: Vote for the Austrian member of EU parliament!
Post by: Syt on May 21, 2019, 02:39:18 PM
Quote from: Barrister on May 21, 2019, 02:36:50 PM
Five maen, and only two of them can be bothered to wear a tie? :ultra:

I'm going to vote for #3.  #5's gasses make him look like a leftist.

So,  let's take my shot:

neos
JETZT
OVP
FPO
Greens
SPO

None of these is correct. :P
Title: Re: Vote for the Austrian member of EU parliament!
Post by: Syt on May 21, 2019, 02:40:43 PM
Quote from: Barrister on May 21, 2019, 02:36:50 PM
Five maen, and only two of them can be bothered to wear a tie? :ultra:

I'm watching a live stream of the six in an election discussion right now, and it's the same guys wearing/not wearing ties. :D
Title: Re: Vote for the Austrian member of EU parliament!
Post by: Savonarola on May 21, 2019, 02:40:45 PM
I voted for Count Orlock (#1).  I assume he belongs to some sort of aristocratic, pro-blood drinking, anti-garlic party.
Title: Re: Vote for the Austrian member of EU parliament!
Post by: Tonitrus on May 21, 2019, 02:43:09 PM
Quote from: Grey Fox on May 21, 2019, 02:33:27 PM
The Chick, that's the nazis, right?

Hot babes = Nazi's or Greens.



Edit/google: But not this time....
Title: Re: Vote for the Austrian member of EU parliament!
Post by: Barrister on May 21, 2019, 02:44:15 PM
Quote from: Syt on May 21, 2019, 02:39:18 PM
Quote from: Barrister on May 21, 2019, 02:36:50 PM
Five maen, and only two of them can be bothered to wear a tie? :ultra:

I'm going to vote for #3.  #5's gasses make him look like a leftist.

So,  let's take my shot:

neos
JETZT
OVP
FPO
Greens
SPO

None of these is correct. :P

:(

I felt really good about my pick for FPO - he looked like he had a nice punchable Nazi face.
Title: Re: Vote for the Austrian member of EU parliament!
Post by: Malthus on May 21, 2019, 02:51:24 PM
Number two looks like he just opened the Ark of the Covenant in from of himself, and is awaiting the inevitable face-melting.  ;)
Title: Re: Vote for the Austrian member of EU parliament!
Post by: Monoriu on May 21, 2019, 05:32:09 PM
What exactly are the powers of the EU parliament? 
Title: Re: Vote for the Austrian member of EU parliament!
Post by: Eddie Teach on May 21, 2019, 07:05:20 PM
Quote from: Savonarola on May 21, 2019, 02:40:45 PM
I voted for Count Orlock (#1).  I assume he belongs to some sort of aristocratic, pro-blood drinking, anti-garlic party.

That was my reaction too.
Title: Re: Vote for the Austrian member of EU parliament!
Post by: Barrister on May 21, 2019, 08:55:01 PM
Nobody else has tried to guess the parties. :contract:
Title: Re: Vote for the Austrian member of EU parliament!
Post by: Admiral Yi on May 21, 2019, 08:58:34 PM
Quote from: Barrister on May 21, 2019, 08:55:01 PM
Nobody else has tried to guess the parties. :contract:

Checking my own predictions against your list, so as not be a total doofus, makes it too much work. :boring:
Title: Re: Vote for the Austrian member of EU parliament!
Post by: Syt on May 21, 2019, 11:47:48 PM
Quote from: Monoriu on May 21, 2019, 05:32:09 PM
What exactly are the powers of the EU parliament?

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/European_Parliament#Powers_and_functions
Title: Re: Vote for the Austrian member of EU parliament!
Post by: Savonarola on May 22, 2019, 10:16:51 AM
Quote from: Barrister on May 21, 2019, 08:55:01 PM
Nobody else has tried to guess the parties. :contract:

It's like a game of Clue.  Thus far the possibilities are:

1 ÖVP, SPÖ, Greens, JETZT, FPÖ
2 ÖVP, SPÖ, Greens, neos, FPÖ
3 SPÖ, Greens, JETZT, neos, FPÖ
4 ÖVP, SPÖ, Greens, JETZT, neos
5 ÖVP, SPÖ, JETZT, neos, FPÖ
6 ÖVP, neos

I have it on good authority that werewolves are eco-fascists.  It's logical to assume that vampires will try to appeal to a different constituency; so that rules out Greens, JETZT and FPÖ for #1.
I'm not sure what we can do with knowing #2 looked into the Ark of the Covenant and had his face melted.  The very same thing happened to James Carville; so it's clearly a phenomenon that can cross party lines.
With Tonitrus reveal we know that 6 isn't a green or fascist.

So my guesses:

1 SPÖ
2 Greens
3 FPÖ
4 JETZT
5 ÖVP
6 neos
Title: Re: Vote for the Austrian member of EU parliament!
Post by: Habbaku on May 22, 2019, 11:05:30 AM
Quote from: Tonitrus on May 21, 2019, 02:43:09 PM
Quote from: Grey Fox on May 21, 2019, 02:33:27 PM
The Chick, that's the nazis, right?

Hot babes = Nazi's or Greens.



Edit/google: But not this time....

Looked up her views. From what I can see. :wub:
Title: Re: Vote for the Austrian member of EU parliament!
Post by: Syt on May 22, 2019, 01:33:42 PM
Quote from: Savonarola on May 22, 2019, 10:16:51 AM

1 SPÖ
2 Greens
3 FPÖ
4 JETZT
5 ÖVP
6 neos

Correct, except you have 1 and 4 mixed up. :P