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French 2007 legislative elections | 30 comments (30 topical, editorial, 0 hidden)

So 43:28 in vote percentage translates to 455:75 in seats?

Can the last politician to go out the revolving door please turn the lights off?

by Migeru (migeru at eurotrib dot com) on Sun Jun 10th, 2007 at 03:59:03 PM EST
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Newer estimations (4.00 / 2)

Well it's anything but proportional...

http://www.lemonde.fr/web/depeches/0,14-0,39-31228494@7-37,0.html

Selon Ipsos-Dell, la droite recueille 45,8% (383-447 sièges), la gauche 35,7% (126-185 sièges), le MoDem 7,3% (entre un et quatre sièges), l'extrême droite 5%.

by Laurent GUERBY on Sun Jun 10th, 2007 at 04:33:42 PM EST
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you've never seen (4.00 / 2)

the effect of first-past-the-post?

In the long run, we're all dead. John Maynard Keynes

by Jerome a Paris (etg@eurotrib.com) on Sun Jun 10th, 2007 at 05:48:42 PM EST
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