Sunshine (she/her)@lemmy.caM to Fairvote Canada@lemmy.caEnglish · 12 days agoWhen governments can win power with 30% to 40% of the vote, long term planning suffers. Big promises get torn up after every election.lemmy.caimagemessage-square6linkfedilinkarrow-up131arrow-down10file-text
arrow-up131arrow-down1imageWhen governments can win power with 30% to 40% of the vote, long term planning suffers. Big promises get torn up after every election.lemmy.caSunshine (she/her)@lemmy.caM to Fairvote Canada@lemmy.caEnglish · 12 days agomessage-square6linkfedilinkfile-text
Proportional representation rewards policies that can survive change because they are backed by a real majority.
minus-squareSunshine (she/her)@lemmy.caOPMlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up4·12 days agoThat’s because that’s what the people voted for. If people vote for right-wing policy that’s what they will get. Democracies work better when 95% of the vote is represented instead of just 39%, this ensures accountability from politicians.
That’s because that’s what the people voted for. If people vote for right-wing policy that’s what they will get.
Democracies work better when 95% of the vote is represented instead of just 39%, this ensures accountability from politicians.