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How Proportional Representation Affects Party Systems

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In proportional representation, 10% of the vote typically yields about 10% of legislative seats, which encourages more parties and makes single-party majority government rare.

Why this is interesting

Why do some countries like Germany have many political parties, while the United States has only two dominant ones? The answer lies in how votes are translated into seats.