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David on Formosa
David on Formosa
@davidonformosa@mstdn.social  ·  activity timestamp yesterday

Thailand's People's Party is likely to win a plurality in the election but it will still find it difficult to form government. The party's predecessor, Move Forward Party, was the largest party after the 2023 election but was blocked from power

https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/cp820jrq3yvo

#Thailand #election #politics #BBCnews

Thailand election: For the popular People's Party, winning the vote is only the first hurdle

The country votes again this weekend after three years of political turmoil.
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David on Formosa
David on Formosa
@davidonformosa@mstdn.social  ·  activity timestamp yesterday

Thailand's People's Party is likely to win a plurality in the election but it will still find it difficult to form government. The party's predecessor, Move Forward Party, was the largest party after the 2023 election but was blocked from power

https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/cp820jrq3yvo

#Thailand #election #politics #BBCnews

Thailand election: For the popular People's Party, winning the vote is only the first hurdle

The country votes again this weekend after three years of political turmoil.
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The Conversation U.S.
The Conversation U.S.
@TheConversationUS@newsie.social  ·  activity timestamp 2 months ago

New research shows ranked choice voting works better than the usual “pick one” system, helping elect candidates most voters actually support and avoiding spoiler chaos.

We’re curious what you think: Should more places try it?

https://theconversation.com/ranked-choice-voting-outperforms-the-winner-take-all-system-used-to-elect-nearly-every-us-politician-267515
#USPolitics #Election

The Conversation

Ranked choice voting outperforms the winner-take-all system used to elect nearly every US politician

Ranked choice voting largely avoids the pitfalls of plurality voting, giving voters the power to express their true candidate preferences rather than being strategic.
Bob K Mertz :distressedUS:
Bob K Mertz :distressedUS:
@bobkmertz@techhub.social replied  ·  activity timestamp 2 months ago

@TheConversationUS
It needs to be used everywhere.

#USPolitics #Election

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David on Formosa
David on Formosa
@davidonformosa@mstdn.social  ·  activity timestamp 6 months ago

You-Hao Lai posits that Taiwan's recall elections are a form of "civil self-rescue" to protect Taiwan's constitutional democracy

(link via @brian_hioe on Blue sky)

https://verfassungsblog.de/taiwan-recall-democracy/

#Taiwan#election#democracy#politics #台灣 #大罷免

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David on Formosa
David on Formosa
@davidonformosa@mstdn.social  ·  activity timestamp 6 months ago

You-Hao Lai posits that Taiwan's recall elections are a form of "civil self-rescue" to protect Taiwan's constitutional democracy

(link via @brian_hioe on Blue sky)

https://verfassungsblog.de/taiwan-recall-democracy/

#Taiwan#election#democracy#politics #台灣 #大罷免

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