09-15-2005, 06:17 PM
Aw, poor Dutch Greens *patpat* (sorry, I juuuuust couldn't resist because I'm in silly mood again today).
Well, no offense, but I think the German system is a little teeny-tiny bit, uh, better (not that I'm the big politics know-it-all, but I can act like that nonetheless). Because there, you can split your vote and support two parties, which can be a tactical thing to do.
For example, almost all constituencies are won by the CDU/CSU or the SPD (last election, I think there was one for the Greens and two for the PDS). And people who'd normally vote for the greens then give their first vote to the SPD candidate, for example (which is especially a wise thing to do down here in Bavaria, where the CSU is, well frightenly powerful) so that there is a chance a politican who is more in their direction gets the constituency (which is comparable to why leftists in the US should still vote the Democrats).
Then, they can give their second vote to whomever they like and thus boost their percentage.
"Yuunli" CDU: They already have more than they deserve. No state party list seats for them.[/quote]
:lol: I just discovered that. And that is so true on more than one level *hee*
Well, no offense, but I think the German system is a little teeny-tiny bit, uh, better (not that I'm the big politics know-it-all, but I can act like that nonetheless). Because there, you can split your vote and support two parties, which can be a tactical thing to do.
For example, almost all constituencies are won by the CDU/CSU or the SPD (last election, I think there was one for the Greens and two for the PDS). And people who'd normally vote for the greens then give their first vote to the SPD candidate, for example (which is especially a wise thing to do down here in Bavaria, where the CSU is, well frightenly powerful) so that there is a chance a politican who is more in their direction gets the constituency (which is comparable to why leftists in the US should still vote the Democrats).
Then, they can give their second vote to whomever they like and thus boost their percentage.
"Yuunli" CDU: They already have more than they deserve. No state party list seats for them.[/quote]
:lol: I just discovered that. And that is so true on more than one level *hee*