Here is another graphic dealing with complex, multidimensional, abstract information in a pleasing way. At first fance, it appears quite complicated and dense, but the concept is simple. The size respectively colour of the bubbles vary depending on the party's budget and political position. Ideologically similar parties are visibly grouped by colour and their position in the coordinate system. So it is easier to distinguish between them and the reader will not to be overcharged. Probably with the same intention, the designers resigned any decoration. The arrows indicate interrelationships in form of support cash flows between the parties. Use your mousecursor to get in-depth information including pie-charts and graphs concerning the single (micro-) parties. Maps depicting political landscapes are nothing new, but the one presented here connects several ideas - relating to the use of bubbles, arrows and overlays - in this very specific topic.
Graphic source: http://palmares.lexpress.fr/financement-micro-partis/
