alt Hacker NewsA system where the government is chosen by 33% of voters has no legitimate claim to be democracy, that is, rule by the people.
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foldr • today at 3:58 PM
That's a substantially larger vote share than any other party:
https://electionresults.parliament.uk/general-elections/6
The electoral college would throw up equally weird results if the US didn't have a fully two-party system. (How's that working out?)
This is not an actionable claim. What are you supposed to do in a multi-party system if nobody wins a majority and voter turnout is 60%? Just have anarchy until someone wins an outright majority?