[Election-Methods] RE : Re: RE : Re: Primary Elections using a "Top 2/Single Transferable Voting Method"

[Kevin Venzke]

--- Jonathan Lundell <jlundell at pobox.com> a écrit :
> On Dec 18, 2007, at 10:58 AM, Juho wrote:
> 
> > No parties
> > + less hidden cabinet decisions
> > + free opinions
> > + also minority opinions present
> > +/- less group power (coordinated voting according to majority
> > opinion of the party)
> > - more populism
> > - candidates may tell different stories to different potential voters
> > - different stories in different elections
> 
> + more populism
> 
> To quote my local dictionary (Oxford American),
> 
> populist
> 
> a member or adherent of a political party seeking to represent the  
> interests of ordinary people.
> 
> • a person who holds, or who is concerned with, the views of ordinary  
> people.

It's not obvious to me that no parties would lead to more populism anyway.
In countries with weak party systems, are successful platforms more likely
to be populist?

Kevin Venzke


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