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Politics in Israel has also been pretty screwed up due to influence by small extremist parties needed to make up a majority coalition.
by asdf on Thu Sep 22nd, 2005 at 09:19:21 AM EST
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In a FPTP system, those small parties would be embedded in major parties as party wings, and could have a weight well above their popular base by taking over positions within that party.

Witness the US Republican Party in the last six years (or sixteen).

*Traitor*, n.
A benighted individual who perceives an illusory distinction between serving his nation and abetting the criminals who govern it.

by DoDo on Fri Sep 23rd, 2005 at 08:09:20 AM EST
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