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Re:Confessions of a Congressman by eli_gottlieb on Saturday February 07, 2015 @11:40AM (#9014434)
Many EU nations use parliamentary democracy instead of the Duverger's-law-ridden First Past the Post elections to district seats used in America.
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Re:Confessions of a Congressman by lclarkmichalek on Saturday February 07, 2015 @01:07PM (#9014736)
The UK uses FPTP, and has 4ish parties that are relevant in everyday politics.
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Re:Confessions of a Congressman by henrikschroder on Saturday February 07, 2015 @02:07PM (#9014948)
That's an anomaly, the stable state for a FPTP system is a two-party system. Enjoy it while it lasts.
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Re:Confessions of a Congressman by lclarkmichalek on Saturday February 07, 2015 @04:30PM (#9015368)
We'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
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