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Your statement would have been true for every election other than the last. In the last election the opposition parties fielded candidates in all but one of the
by mediumdeviation 10y ago
Your statement would have been true for every election other than the last. In the last election the opposition parties fielded candidates in all but one of the constituencies. The 70% popular vote in what is the most hotly contested election in recent history after the dismal 60% the ruling party got in the previous election is widely seen as an affirmation of the party's mandate.
- TheCoelacanth 10y agoIn a real democracy, 60% is not dismal; it is a landslide victory.
- hellofunk 10y agoThat's right. Very high win ratios in any "vote" are usually due to reasons other than popular sentiment.