Advantages And Disadvantages Of The Two-Round System

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Two Round System The two-round system is a majoritarian method, where a voter casts a vote for their chosen candidate. If no candidate gets an outright majority, than either candidates with above a certain percentage of the vote, or the top two candidates get entered into a second round. One problem that First Past the Post has is that parties have to resort to negative politics in order to maximise their votes. Due to the premise that many who would vote for smaller parties for their first choice, instead have to vote for the lesser of two evils for their voice to be heard, parties criticise each other rather than making themselves the first choice. If one party is portrayed as the enemy, then supporters of smaller parties may root for the other major party to keep them out of Parliament. A two-round system means that parties focus on giving benefits of a government including them, rather than mud-slinging so that they can make it to the second round. Once the two parties in the final-run off are decided, smaller parties can unite in promoting the party which aligns with their views. It allows parties and the electorate to adapt to change and decide who they wish to lead the country. [Ace Project] This stops two key things. The spoiler-effect is prevented, as it is near certain that a left wing and right wing party will make the run off, meaning that to use the UK as an example, the Green Party would be eliminated and their supporters would have to back Labour in the

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