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> This means that less than 20% of the people (those who voted of course) wanted Macron. On his first day, more than 80% didn't want him. That’s not true. “I w
by mcphage 9mo ago
> This means that less than 20% of the people (those who voted of course) wanted Macron. On his first day, more than 80% didn't want him.
That’s not true. “I want someone else more than X” isn’t the same as “I don’t want X”. That’s the advantage of Approval voting and Ranked Choice voting—you can make those things clear.
- palata 9mo agoNot sure what this brings other than nitpicking. If you look at the situation in France, I think it's pretty damn obvious that the people don't feel represented by their government. My point was not to nitpick on the numbers, but rather to say that having a president elected by the people and having as much executive power as the president has in France doesn't seem to work really well. As opposed to countries that enforce a consensus.