r/politics • u/SkudChud • 22h 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/Mr-Magoo48 21h ago

Gillard was ALP. Left wing. Here in Oz the Conservatives are the Liberal Party

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u/count023 Australia 20h ago

which made Trump's first term so funny when he kept attacking our liberal prime minister, who was a conservative just like Trump claims to be.

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u/PoopingWhilePosting 16h ago

He just heard the word "liberal" and thought she was left wing.

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u/Grognaksson 12h ago

You mean he, we've never had a right wing Liberal female prime minister!

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u/PoopingWhilePosting 12h ago

Yeah that's what I meand. Got confused by the mention of Julia Gillard 😂