I didn't understand your comment about majoritarian rule amongst the electedI was probably being too glib, but what I meant by this is that there's a number of decisions (e.g. selection of a prime minister) where the coalition building is made very difficult by the fact that it's done using first-past-the-post (FPTP) rather than approval, Condorcet, IRV, etc. Even things that are seemingly simple up/down votes often involve a series of amendments and riders. Moving to proportional representation ensures that there's better representation on issues, but in current practice relegates those representatives to use FPTP for everything.
representatives. No matter how you build a consensus on any issue, at the end of
the day it will require majority support in the Parliament if it is to become
accepted national policy.
Indeed, that seems pretty awful. Is that what Poland is doing?That will apply no matter whether you have majority government of one party or a coalition, or minority government. Of course, you can improve the stability of the Parliament (and of the government) by avoiding the stupid rule that any successful vote against the government automatically means that the government falls.
Rob
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