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Bernie Sanders gets fact checked (lemmy.ml)

submitted 1 week ago by geneva_convenience@lemmy.ml to c/progressivepolitics@lemmy.world

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[–] Lyrl@lemm.ee 1 points 1 week ago (1 children)

Australia has had ranked choice voting for decades. Wikipedia describes their system as a "mild" two-party system. https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_political_parties_in_Australia

I don't see any reason the US would have a different outcome. But I believe transitioning from our current "hard" two-party system to a "mild" one would be a huge positive.

[–] phoenixz@lemmy.ca 1 points 4 days ago (1 children)

The Netherlands always had 10-20 parties.

Maybe Australia should simply push for more parties..more choice is always better

[–] Lyrl@lemm.ee 1 points 4 days ago

The Netherlands has party-list proportional representation. https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Party-list_proportional_representation

Instant run-off / ranked choice voting is a different system, and where implemented I'm not aware of it leading to many parties. I believe it will make the two parties better, which is still a good and beneficial outcome.