[A_Niceguy_in_CA]

"It was about as close to a landslide as it gets in a parliamentary system. "

The socialist DID NOT win majority control of the parliament. 43% of the vote isn't exactly a landslide.

[AntiGuv]

Here is the percent of the vote that the leading party recieved in other selected European nations during their most recent election:

Greece: 45%
Spain: 43%
Ireland: 42%
Austria: 42%
Britain: 41%
Portugal: 40%
Finland: 40%
Sweden: 40%
Germany: 38%
France: 34%
Denmark: 31%
Netherlands: 29%
Italy: 29%
Switzerland: 27%
Norway: 24%
Belgium: 15%

Like I said to the other dude, this is about as close to a landslide as it gets in a parliamentary system.