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<font face="Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif">I did not consider the
possibility that the country in question would have a mixed member
proportional system. In this case, there are 175 single-seat
constituencies, plus two more tiers, one parallel (I think) and one
compensatory.<br>
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There is some helpful discussion of Hungary's electoral system here:<br>
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<a class="moz-txt-link-freetext" href="http://fruitsandvotes.com/?cat=86">http://fruitsandvotes.com/?cat=86</a><br>
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--Bob Richard<br>
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Markus Schulze wrote:
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<pre wrap="">Hallo,
Bob Richard wrote (4 June 2009):
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<pre wrap="">(1) How is the legislature of your country currently
elected? As James Gilmour also said, replacing a
proportional method with single-member districts
would be a big step backwards.
(2) Does your country have a directly-elected President,
or elected mayors in the cities, or other executive
offices? That's where a Condorcet-compliant method
might be an improvement. I say "might be" because the
importance of Condorcet compliance relative to other
criteria is hotly debated, including in this forum.
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Please read:
<a class="moz-txt-link-freetext" href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Politics_of_Hungary">http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Politics_of_Hungary</a>
<a class="moz-txt-link-freetext" href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Elections_in_Hungary">http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Elections_in_Hungary</a>
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James Gilmour wrote (4 June 2009):
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<pre wrap="">"Shall the current election method be replaced
by the Schulze method, a preferential
and Condorcet-consistent single-winner
election method?"
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<pre wrap="">With due respect, Markus, I can safely say that no
ordinary elector in the UK would understand any of
the important words in that question. Sad, but true.
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Well, I believe that it is not necessary that the
voter can understand the question instantly. I believe
that the law only requires that, after the campaign,
the voter can understand the question.
Markus Schulze
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