Dear all, dear Markus Schulze, after having presented Condorcet elections to some people in the Czech green party, the following question came up. Condorcet elections might work with three candidates, but what about if there are twenty of them, will the system work and elect the best candidate?
Q1: What would you answer for Condorcet elections in general and Schulze-method elections in particular? Q2: Specifically, would you recommend a two-round construct, i.e. the three best candidates (or x best?) meet in the second round. Q3: Would such a two-round system help to deal with the case of the "dark horse" winning with long beat-paths and people being dissatisfied with the election? Q4: If yes, how many candidates should be in the second round and how should they be selected (Schulze ranking?)? One such mis-election with dissatisfied voters would be enough to discredit Condorcet elections in our party and two-round elections might give an additional sense of security for some voters in the face of a novel and fairly complex election system. In the Czech republic we currently use two-round elections. However, if two round Condorcet elections bring no additional value, then there is no need to complicate an elegant election system. Thanks for your advice. Best regards Peter ZbornĂk
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