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  • #1

    Federal polls in Belgium

    Uhm, I sort of feel obliged to make a thread about this weekend's polls.

    Sadly, its most notable claim to history is its overarching yawn factor. Things started out well though, with loose cannon and populist Dedecker getting kicked out of the Flemish liberal party and subsequently wreaking havoc in the Flemish christian-democrat party, the Flemish nationalist party and the Flemish far-right party. A surprise "defeat" of the far-right Vlaams Belang in Antwerp in the municipal polls several months ago triggered an internal power struggle. This eventually resulted in the sidelining of strongman Dewinter and the defection of a number of moderates to the party of aforementioned loose cannon. Maybe more significantly, a major corruption scandal in Charleroi threatened the Walloon socialists with total implosion.

    In the end, the loose cannon's party doesn't seem to be getting anywhere and the Walloon socialist looks to maintain its #1 position in Walloon politics.

    The only events of interest so far is the mud-slinging between the Walloon socialist party and the Walloon liberal party. A headscarves ban by the mayor of Antwerp may be causing the loss of votes of muslim votes to the green party. Other than that the campaigns have been lacking a noteworthy central theme. A socialist-christian democrat coalition seems all but certain.

    The most significant question is how many sacrifices the Walloons are willing to make to install Di Rupo (strongman of the Walloon socialists) as prime minister or how many sacrifices the Flemish are willing to make to install Leterme (strongman of the Flemish christian-democrats) as prime minister.

    As a sidenote: I was made to volunteer to do my civil duty at the polling station of my neighbourhood. Please donate advice to rig the vote.
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  • #2
    Stuff all votes not fpr the party of your choice into your paockets, and when you go for a cigarette burn them all?
    You just wasted six ... no, seven ... seconds of your life reading this sentence.

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    • #3
      The voting is digital.
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      • #4
        Originally posted by Colonâ„¢
        The voting is digital.
        Oh. You're screwed then.

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        • #5
          Oh well, I hope there will be cute chicks present at the polling commitee. My 'hood is well-represented in this aspect so the odds are good.

          BTW, the grand irony in the Leterme/Di Rupo struggle is that both are loathed on the other side of lingual border, and that neither have a name that's very typical to their own region.
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          • #6
            Take alcohol with you and have fun?
            You just wasted six ... no, seven ... seconds of your life reading this sentence.

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            • #7
              I don't think that's allowed but heavy civil duty requires an afterparty.
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              • #8
                take marijauna with you then?
                You just wasted six ... no, seven ... seconds of your life reading this sentence.

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                • #9
                  Marihuana

                  Alcohol
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                  • #10
                    Can't you keep the alcohol in ab aack alley ad turn up drunk, and keep on taking quick braks outside to the alley to keep up hte drinkeness?
                    You just wasted six ... no, seven ... seconds of your life reading this sentence.

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                    • #11
                      There aren't any alleys in my 'hood, just wide streets. The polling station is taking place at an old college of mine so I may just find some nice spots for that, but I'd first want to check up on my co-commitees before getting loaded. I'll take a bottle in my bag just in case.
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                      • #12
                        Good luck then mate
                        You just wasted six ... no, seven ... seconds of your life reading this sentence.

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                        • #13
                          Uhm, I sort of feel obliged to make a thread about this weekend's polls.




                          I was in the same place as you but luckily, laziness got the better of me.

                          As a sidenote: I was made to volunteer to do my civil duty at the polling station of my neighbourhood. Please donate advice to rig the vote.


                          [ObligatoryNelson]
                          Hhaha

                          The only time I called upon for that job, I was still working in a restaurant so I could make a legit claim that I was needed at work.
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                          Other than that, little to add. It has been extremely lame (except for the last few days between the PS and the MR...where the hell did that suddenly come from? I wonder what's been promised to the MR for (daring to) attacking the butterfly lord.)
                          It's going to be a lot more interesting after the election the the event itself though.

                          Ohh, while you did do a good job, not a single person here who isn't belgian, isn't going to understand a single bit of it. Belgian politics be complicated.

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                          Say, who would like to see as prime minister btw ( not just asking you, others feel free to join in)? It would be, hmmm, interesting if Dirupo were to claim it.
                          Is God willing to prevent evil, but not able? Then he is not omnipotent. Is he able, but not willing? Then he is malevolent. Is he both able and willing? Then whence cometh evil? Is he neither able nor willing?
                          Then why call him God? - Epicurus

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                          • #14
                            I'd be happy with another Verhofstadt. His governments have been messy but otherwise dynamic and progressive. He isn't the kind of guy that gets complacent so I trust him to bring up new initiatives. He's also well liked on both sides of the lingual border, which makes it a shame there aren't national voting districts for the federal parliament. Di Rupo would acceptable if it weren't for the PS. Onkelinx and Flahaut have been too desastrious. Both Di Rupo and Leterme are too divise and slimy to my taste. Vande Lanotte and Reynders would be acceptable to me as well.
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                            • #15
                              Really, Leterme is just another one of those twin-faced christian-democrats. His "gaffe" with regard to the Armenian genocide isn't just a one-off. I'm sure that tells you enough about my stance towards CD&V.
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