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minus-squareiglou@programming.devlinkfedilinkarrow-up3·1 month agoArea based voting is a necessity for electing a local representative. But it shouldn’t apply for national elections, on that I agree. The US is the only country I know of that applies area based voting in national elections.
minus-squareTheLeadenSea@sh.itjust.workslinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up1·1 month agoAnd the UK, as the parliament is made up of local representatives. They should be two different people.
Area based voting is a necessity for electing a local representative. But it shouldn’t apply for national elections, on that I agree. The US is the only country I know of that applies area based voting in national elections.
And the UK, as the parliament is made up of local representatives. They should be two different people.