The party with the most votes should lead the government even if they have less than 50% of the vote?

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The party with the most votes should lead the government even if they have less than 50% of the vote

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Reasons To Disagree 51% of the vote is sufficient enough to form a government, wherever those votes come from. If a coalition can command that much influence in Parliament, then why not form a government? 62 MPs from different parties is still a majority over 60 from a sole party. Imagine this scenario: Party A has 46%, but Party D has 42% and Party C has 9%. Parties B and C have similar ideas. the B-C coalition should govern, not A by itself. The majority of the population supports the B-C ideas.

Reasons To Agree Idealy that would be the case, but they will still need the support to get essentials like the budget passed otherwise the Govt can't function.

Reasons for Remain Neutral

The so-called democratic party system is a disaster - it's just mob rule. The minor parties in MMP make it even worse as they have an innordinate power to louse the system up even more. GENUINE DEMOCRACY ONLY WORKS WHEN MP'S VOTE REGARDLESS OF PARTY AND ACCORDING TO THEIR OWN VALUES AND BELIEFS OF WHAT IS BEST FOR THE NATION AS A WHOLE BUT HAVING TOTAL REGARD FOR THE RIGHT OF EACJH AND EVERY INDIVIDUAL.

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