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In many countries most are elected without ever having the majority. The system is called first past the post. The person with the most votes wins. In the US
by wolco 7y ago
In many countries most are elected without ever having the majority. The system is called first past the post. The person with the most votes wins. In the US two parties get most of the votes but if a third or fourth party existed with support a president would never get 50%.
Not everyone chooses to vote or is legally able to. The winner is choosen from the available votes that have been cast.
- snowron6 7y agoThat's not what the problem in America is, we don't actually have first past the post voting for president. You need a majority in the electoral college to win. The issue that that people are given disproportionally more power based on where they live. People in California are worth far less by vote than people from say, Rhode island.