Voting for the European Parlament.

I'm so excited for voting. A week a go I got to know that there is an election for the European Parliament in June. First I got mad and angry. The first time I ever would be able to vote (I turned 18 in February) I was away in a foreign country, far away from all voting cards, ballots and ballot boxes and I shouldn't be able to do it. But then, I thought, maybe there is a way... I had heard about mail voting before. I look at their website: http://www.val.se/in_english/index.html (yes they have it in English too :). Now i know that I can vote either by mail or by going to the Swedish consulate in SF. Though, I can't decide what to vote for. I have some options:



Miljöpartiet:

Pros:

• Very environmental and nature focused.
• Does not want the IPRED-law. Which is a stupid law that companies can spy on people and see if they are doing illegal downloading of music etc. I'm not a big "legalize downloading" fan but I believe that it is the police that is supposed to take care of crimes and not companies.
• Want to keep the 6 years study help. I think we would get a lower level of education if they made it to 4 years.

Cons:

• Very much left and socialistic/communistic.
• Want to get rid of our wonderful King Carl XVI Gustaf...
• Want to have a lot, a lot of direct democracy. They think it should be a referendum if only 5% wants so. I think we need at least 30-50% (so that IPRED can't pass).
• Doesn't have clear politics and sometimes it feels like it's angry, extreme, animal-defending teenagers that is in charge of the party.
• Believe in civil disobedience. (I can justify Gandhi, but in a democratic country, laws and elections should decide what is right or wrong, not teenagers destroying animal cages because they feel that's right).

Centern:

Pros:

• Environmental and nature focused.
• Social-liberal, which I like a lot.
• Wants to keep the king!
• Has a mature and clear plan for their political plans for EU, which this election actually is about.

Cons:

• In the "Alliance" with MODERATERNA= a little bit of hate, FOLKPARTET= more hate and KRISTDEMOKRATERA= a lot of hate. (Though the other side is not much better).
• They support the IPRED law (or at least the other parties in the Alliance does)= HATE HATE HATE.
• Too much for the countryside and wants to, instead of making BIO-fuel, make gas less expensive.

Privatpartiet:

Pro:

• This party believes in free downloading of movies and music, and I would only vote for them because I hate the IPRED law (which is made up from the beginning of EU).

Cons:

• They believe in free downloading of movies and music, which I do not believe in.
• They do not have political views for other stuff.
• I do not believe that that downloading of music is our world's biggest problem right now.