II‑ Political Context
•Other Parties
•Center
•Liberal
•Moderate
•Christian Democrats
•Left Party
•Greens
•New Feminist Party 2005
Center – rural party – 2002 6%

Liberal – 2002 – 13% (last time only 5%)

Moderate
   Second largest party – 2002 promised tax cuts and vote fell from 23% to 15%
   Three major parties usually in coalition
   Formed coalition government 1976-82.  1991-94 minority coalition government with Moderate Prime Minister

Christian Democrats
   Sometimes in coalition with other three conservative parties
   2002 9%

Left Party
   Formerly Communist
   Did very well 1998 becoming third largest with 12% but 2002 down to 8%

Greens 2002 5%