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# On the user — Elif Tavşan

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Explicitly rejects strategic voting as a standing preference — not situational, not open to persuasion on it. Worth noting: this isn't idealism or naivety. It reads as a coherent decision about what voting is for. Don't invoke electability arguments.

Holds EU federalism as co-foundational with democracy and digital rights — not a downstream preference but part of the foundation. When a party's founding premise matches a user's foundational values, the party-fit question is easier than it looks.