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Re:German Pirate Party Scores Second State Victory by jeltz on Monday March 26, 2012 @10:35AM (#3756852)
This also happens in the Britsh system with regional parties. For example the Bloc Quebecois have often had way larger political power than their voter base.

Edit: Nothing against the Bloc (I am from Sweden), they are just an example.

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Re:German Pirate Party Scores Second State Victory by mjwalshe on Monday March 26, 2012 @12:30PM (#3757407)
And Poor John Major was held to ransom by the hardline Unionist parties in the UK a few years ago.

Aurgaubly the same happens in the US as the party system is very weak and there is no comback from rebelling against the party line.

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