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[–] 6 points 6 months ago (1 child)

Big parties in FPTP and other non-proportional systems have people from all over the political spectrum.

Big parties in MMP and other proportional systems have ideologies and stick to their ideologies.

Bernie Sanders would never be in the same party as Joe Biden in a proportionally representative democracy.

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  • [–] 1 point 6 months ago* (last edited 6 months ago)

    Big parties in MMP and other proportional systems have ideologies and stick to their ideologies.

    Not really because big parties get more seats. In a voting circle with less people there will only be 1 or 2 seats available for that circle, so, they will go either 2 for the gov party or 1 for the gov and 1 for the main opposition party.

    Smaller parties will only elect seats in the capital or big cities, which means if you want to have a political career you choose the party that more or less aligns with you from the big ones.

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