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Strategic Voting in Multi-Party Proportional Representation Systems

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In multi-party PR systems, a vote for a small party that fails to cross the electoral threshold is effectively wasted, so voters may strategically shift to a larger party to ensure their voice is represented.

Why this is interesting

Your vote may not change the outcome directly, but in a proportional system it can still influence which parties get into power and who gets to decide the government. Yet sometimes voters choose a party they don't love to prevent a worse outcome. What exactly is strategic voting?