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> negotiated compromises

exactly this is why voters simply don't turn up to vote any more. by "negotiating" those parties break their election pledges to their voters. voters thus become disenfranchised. we can see the end result today: very few people vote.

> Democracies are best judged by how well they ensure minorities interests are allowed to influence policy.

there are many ways to judge democracies. that's just one of the myriad of indicators.




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