Re: OT: For information only !

Christophe Grandsire wrote:

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>>  It solves just about every problem you care to
>> mention with both "normal" and IR voting. Trouble is, it's likely to
>> lead
>> to the two-party duopoly being broken, and that means it will never so
>> much as reach committee (or the equivalent stage) in most countries.
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> In what way is that a bad thing? ;) Well, you may rethink your "most".
> Most democratic countries I know have more than two main parties.
> Anglo-Saxon countries (especially the US) are an exception rather than
> the rule.
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Actually, it's almost entirely the US.  Most countries have a 3+ party
system.  The UK has the Tories, Labour, and the Lib Dems(plus Seperatist
parties - the SNP and Plaid Cymru), Canada the Liberals, the Tories, and
the New Democrats.  Australia the Liberals/Nationals, Labour, and the
Australian Democrats(and some other, smaller parties).  The US is the
only nation I know of that only has two parties represented in its
Parliament(Yes, it's called Congress, but it's still a Parliament).

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