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David
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Yeah, pretty good result in the end as far as I can tell. Seems like, as much as they command a decent-sized bloc in France nowadays, Le Pen's group keep getting washed when it counts.
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stui magpie
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It was n interesting tactic to "game" the result by parties withdrawing candidates who'd finished 3rd, effectively turning the FPP process into a preferential one.
Potentially a reason why major party support has declined in Australia IS the preferential system. People can vote Green or Teal with their first vote knowing if they don't get enough to win a seat the vote flows on in preferences.
If we had a FPP system, people may vote differently, particularly on the left.
Potentially a reason why major party support has declined in Australia IS the preferential system. People can vote Green or Teal with their first vote knowing if they don't get enough to win a seat the vote flows on in preferences.
If we had a FPP system, people may vote differently, particularly on the left.
Every dead body on Mt Everest was once a highly motivated person, so maybe just calm the **** down.
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David
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Agreed. Blows my mind that our system is the exception rather than the rule. Much like our own football code, it seems like the rest of the world got stuck with an inferior model.stui magpie wrote:It was n interesting tactic to "game" the result by parties withdrawing candidates who'd finished 3rd, effectively turning the FPP process into a preferential one.
Potentially a reason why major party support has declined in Australia IS the preferential system. People can vote Green or Teal with their first vote knowing if they don't get enough to win a seat the vote flows on in preferences.
If we had a FPP system, people may vote differently, particularly on the left.
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pietillidie
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It looks like Macron's tactic of calling the election post haste jolted centrists and the left into gear.
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pietillidie
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On FPP, it is adaptive as Stui says, but Australia is still the envy of the world in this regard. That said, the Swiss and I think German models also work things differently.
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