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To: jjotto

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2022_Israeli_legislative_election#Electoral_system

They apparently use a “proportional representation” system, where you vote for the party, not any particular candidate. If a party gets X% of the vote, it gets to appoint roughly X% of the seats.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Proportional_representation

The problem with multi-party parliaments (like in most of the world) is if you have lots of little parties, and a narrow majority, all it takes is for one of the little parties to pull out of your coalition, and your government falls.


6 posted on 10/31/2022 11:54:41 AM PDT by PapaBear3625 (We live in a time where intelligent people are being silenced so stupid people won’t be offended)
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To: PapaBear3625

Other parliamentary systems have geographic districts. Citizens have a go-to that has a stake in representing that constituent against obnoxious bureaucrats. Not so in Israel. “Proteczia”.


7 posted on 10/31/2022 12:10:11 PM PDT by jjotto ( Blessed are You LORD, who crushes enemies and subdues the wicked.)
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