John QuigginSep 29, 2024
It would be really great if major newspapers in countries with plurality elections worked out that getting more votes than anyone else in a proportional representation (or RCV) system does not constitute "winning". https://www.washingtonpost.com/world/2024/09/29/austria-election-freedom-party-kickl/
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Austrian far right set to win national election, in post-war first

Austria’s Freedom Party leads in the vote count, but may not be able to find coalition partners to form a government under provocative leader Herbert Kickl.

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They don't make this mistake with their own Byzantine system. WaPo did not report "Hillary Clinton wins election, but may not have enough Electoral College support to become president".
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Sep 29, 2024 at 11:19pmWeb