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FundMECFSResearch@lemmy.blahaj.zone 2 weeks ago
I mean. Not all. In lots of parliamentary democracies people vote far more for the policies/party than the name.
We don’t even have a head of the executive in Switzerland like you do with your president in the US. It’s a 7 person council.
JamesStallion@sh.itjust.works 2 weeks ago
I am not American, but I think my statement can be said to be true of the US, UK, France, Canada, Spain and Italy at the very least since these are countries whose recent elections I have followed a bit.
FundMECFSResearch@lemmy.blahaj.zone 2 weeks ago
So except for Spain and Italy, the rare few countries that have single member electoral districts which means you vote for candidates instead of party lists?
JubilantJaguar@lemmy.world 2 weeks ago
Your contradicter is right. You’re basically describing the list system, which is the purest form of PR and pretty common in Europe. You vote for a platform and a list, not for individuals.