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Re:43% of South African youths are not in employment, educat... by wott on Friday June 04, 2021 @11:59AM (#27394944)
It's only a two-party system because voters vote almost only for those two parties. Other parties exist but get very few votes.

Other countries also have majority voting systems which immensely favour the first arrived, and yet there are more major parties there: 3, 4, 5...

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Re:43% of South African youths are not in employment, educat... by lotsofpulp on Friday June 04, 2021 @12:02PM (#27394981)
I do not know enough about other countries voting systems to be able to know why they do or do not have more parties.

But I do know the situation in the US, and I have concluded it is not going to change unless we change from first past the post.

I also do not know why anyone unhappy with 2 party situation would be unwelcoming to ranked choice. It can only help.

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