The french presidential election

bradavon · Post by **bradavon** » 16 May 2007, 20:58

Free insurance? Do you mean their parents pay? Other huh?

bradavon · Post by **bradavon** » 10 Jun 2007, 23:46

Jeez how many times do the French need to vote? Not once, not twice but three times it seems. Whatever happened to just voting the once? (as Brits do):

http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/world/europe/6737825.stm

EvaUnit02 · Post by **EvaUnit02** » 11 Jun 2007, 02:28

In NZ we vote twice, but at the same time. One is a party vote, the other is an electorate seat vote. This is the MMP system.

bradavon · Post by **bradavon** » 11 Jun 2007, 20:06

Interesting, now you mention it that's exactly how we do it. I tend to tick the same party in both boxes but yes we vote for the elected party and seat for "our area". Same day too and the same way as the Yanks do it I think.

To vote a billion times like the French do seems stupid, and frankly pointless. It especially seems pointless to vote once for the party and then again when it's down to two people. You'd have to vote for a party you don't actually want in power as that's all that's left.

I always vote for who I want in not because they're more popular. I've voted before for a party I knew wouldn't get in but that's not the point.

tom2681 · Post by **tom2681** » 12 Jun 2007, 00:30

I agree. We should just vote once and be done with it.