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Trendspotting: French Presidential Race | 18 comments (18 topical, 0 editorial, 0 hidden)

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The difference that matters is just that runoff: what is invisible in the single-round US elections is visible in the French, what's more, it forces different tactical play. Also, the other elections sustain a multi-party landscape from which the Presidential candidates come.

_{*Lunatic*, n.

One whose delusions are out of fashion.}

by DoDo on Fri Feb 2nd, 2007 at 02:51:33 AM EST
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Re: Trendspotting: French Presidential Race (none / 0)

I was surprised to learn in an earlier comment thread that France uses FPTP and that the multi-party landscape is supported mostly by agreements at the party level where the PS negotiates not to contest a few seats where some other left party has a chance or a prominent candidate.

"It's the statue, man, The Statue."

by Migeru (migeru at eurotrib dot com) on Mon Feb 12th, 2007 at 03:51:48 AM EST
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