> In many ways, it's winner take all. President + 50%+1 in the lower legislature + 50%+1 in the upper legislature = a huge amount of power. Those are 3 separat

> In many ways, it's winner take all. President + 50%+1 in the lower legislature + 50%+1 in the upper legislature = a huge amount of power. Those are 3 separate bodies, each independently elected. Versus the parliamentary system where it's one election for a combined executive and legislative and sometimes with a token senate. Power is far more concentrated than the US system.