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I think that is only inevitable when the rules of democracy have been set up to give overwhelming power to a single winner. Here in the Netherlands, the number

I think that is only inevitable when the rules of democracy have been set up to give overwhelming power to a single winner. Here in the Netherlands, the number of parties represented in parlement has been rising for decades - there are currently 18 parties. And yes, that causes different kinds of problems.

mcguire 5y ago
"And yes, that causes different kinds of problems." "It took a record 225 days for the Dutch to get a government" (https://qz.com/1112509/the-dutch-took-a-record-long-225-days-to-form-a-government/ https://qz.com/1112509/the-dutch-took-a-record-long-225-days...) "Dutch government resigns over child benefits scandal PM Mark Rutte will stay on in caretaker capacity until general elections scheduled for 17 March" (https://www.theguardian.com/world/2021/jan/15/dutch-government-resigns-over-child-benefits-scandal https://www.theguardian.com/world/2021/jan/15/dutch-governme...) "Dutch talks on forming coalition government still deadlocked (June 22, 2021)" (https://apnews.com/article/europe-government-and-politics-790f4ec0e9fd1bb1a15665ffbe180e23 https://apnews.com/article/europe-government-and-politics-79...) The Mainstream Right, the Far Right, and Coalition Formation in Western Europe, Kimberly Ann Twist (https://digitalassets.lib.berkeley.edu/etd/ucb/text/Twist_berkeley_0028E_15225.pdf https://digitalassets.lib.berkeley.edu/etd/ucb/text/Twist_be...)
- mercer 5y ago
  So? It sucks, but it's preferable over a two-party system.