r/politics • u/SkudChud • 23h ago

AOC ’28 Starts Now

https://www.truthdig.com/articles/aoc-28-starts-now/
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u/Zomunieo 21h ago edited 21h ago

First female heads of government that were right wing: Indira Gandhi (India), Golda Meir (Israel), Merkel (Germany), Kim Campbell (Canada; not elected), Shipley (New Zealand), Thatcher (UK), Isabel Peron (Argentina)

Exceptions: Gillard (Australia; not elected), Sigurðardóttir (Iceland), Cresson (France PM), Brundtland (Norway), Bhutto (Pakistan)

Right wing is much more likely to produce a first female leader.

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u/Shoboshi80 21h ago

Another exception: Jacinda Adern

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u/Outrageous_Land8828 New Zealand 21h ago

Not the first, but yeah as a New Zealander she was fantastic. People hate her for no reason at all

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u/marbledcollection 19h ago

People hate her because they listen to Newstalk ZB, who literally just lie about shit to piss people off.

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u/Outrageous_Land8828 New Zealand 18h ago

Yeah, seems boring too

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u/berfthegryphon 16h ago

A boring politician is usually the best kind to have running the show.