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Does Proportional Representation lead to permanent coalition governments?

April 26, 2017Coalition governments lead PERMANENT proportional representation

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Does Proportional Representation lead to permanent coalition governments?

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No. If coalition governments are elected, it is only because the voters have chosen not to give a majority to any one party but they can if they want to. With the disproportionate “first past the post” system, most governments are elected by only about 4 out of 10 of the voters.