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We can’t tackle the climate crisis without voting reform (leftfootforward.org)
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The last paragraph just about sums it all up.

The choice is Labour’s, to go on trying to secure narrow, shallow and occasional FPTP victories on policies only acceptable to those who want nothing to change, especially on climate, or mobilise and build the progressive majority that exists in our country. Infrequent, weak single party government or strong progressive alliances most of the time? The flick of a switch in terms of how we count votes is a game changer for progressives and the planet.

I don't want a system that relies on the least worst option. This system is low hanging fruit for abusive regimes with a war chest to spend on campaigns.

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[–] Emperor@feddit.uk 9 points 11 months ago

They were talking about this on the radio and suggested that countries with OR did better because parties weren't just focused on the electoral cycle, which leads to short-term thinking. Instead, where you get coalitions parties who will often stick around for years and so are forced to think longer-term.