Britain's voters are deeply divided over their country's future, but their electoral system obscures that division and creates an artificial majority.
Category: Electoral law
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A local landslide in Hong Kong
Hong Kong's democrats win a big victory in local elections.
Tactical voting bonanza in Britain
Britain's December election is going to be a minefield of tactical voting. This is what happens when modern politics collides with a pre-modern electoral system.
Brexit deferred again as election looms
Britain's prime minister is very close to getting the election that he wants. But why does he want it just now?
A Thuringian cliffhanger
A German state delivers a majority to the extremists after a knife-edge count. Coalition-building is going to be very interesting.
Disputed victory in Bolivia
Bolivia's opposition gets very close to forcing the incumbent president to a second round, but not quite close enough.
Canada gets one thing right
Canada's radically unreformed electoral system gets the right result for once, at least in its broad outline.
Democracy on trial in Bolivia
Bolivia's presidential election features competing claims of victory, a cliffhanger count and a president who shouldn't be on the ballot in the first place.
Election preview: Canada
Canada's Liberal government seeks re-election tonight. As usual, its main task is to beat the electoral system.
