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[–] 0 points 7 months ago (1 child)

If you don't meet the minimum support threshold you do not get representation.

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  • [–] 1 point 7 months ago

    The "minimum support threshold" for Germany's MMP voting system is 1% of the voters. Without even taking things like gerrymandering and strategic voting into account, the threshold for a first-past-the-post system like in the U.S. is often well over 40% of the voters. An absurd difference.

    Sure, MMP is not perfect. No system is. But it's extremely much better than FPTP.

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