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Agrees, this is one area Europe clearly has us beat, viable n party candidates, where n is greater than 2. Im not quite sure why things evolved that way. Is it
by aswanson 12y ago
Agrees, this is one area Europe clearly has us beat, viable n party candidates, where n is greater than 2. Im not quite sure why things evolved that way. Is it a side effect of capitalism?
- eli_gottlieb 12y agoMany EU nations use parliamentary democracy instead of the Duverger's-law-ridden First Past the Post elections to district seats used in America.
- lclarkmichalek 12y agoThe UK uses FPTP, and has 4ish parties that are relevant in everyday politics.
- henrikschroder 12y agoThat's an anomaly, the stable state for a FPTP system is a two-party system. Enjoy it while it lasts.
- lclarkmichalek 12y agoWe've had a significant 3rd party (Lib dems) since the 90s. Sure, FPTP sucks, but British politics has had more than 2 parties (that actually win seats) for quite a while