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Henry Milner, Research Fellow, Electoral Studies, Political Science, Université de Montréal

France’s second-ballot system may seem chaotic, but here’s how it benefits voters

Now that the Paris Olympic Games are over, France’s inability to form a government will probably once again dominate media coverage of the country. A caretaker government is currently in place amid ongoing negotiations over who will serve as French prime minister.

This coverage might include suggestions that France should replace its idiosyncratic second-ballot electoral system with a single-ballot one.

I believe that would be a mistake.

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