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Re:Zelensky leaves White House after angry meeting by lcnPylGDnU4H9OF on Friday February 28, 2025 @04:59PM (#43212032)
> 49.91%

"First past the post" means "first to get above 50%". He didn't win enough of the vote to be elected.

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Re:Zelensky leaves White House after angry meeting by dmoy on Friday February 28, 2025 @08:23PM (#43214464)
That is not what first past the post means.

First past the post is plurality wins.

Anyways, that's not how US presidential elections work. The aggregate of votes doesn't matter, only the electoral votes divvied up by state.

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