Well, it is a fact that voters in PR-multy-party systems have a "sucess" ratio of
about 70-75%, while the theoretical maximum is 50% in single-seat, winner-takes-all,
2-party systems.
That is, 70-75% of the voters can find a candidate which actually gets elected to represent
them. (without going into the issue of pure party-list systems)
One of the major aspects, fundamentals of PR-multy-party systems is to have a mutual,
politicans and citizens, system of (lifelong) education. This obviously also includes the media.
However, as a regular chicken-egg thing, the problem is how to get started.
Long term this includes
- no (enlightned, machiavellian) dictator is needed
- instead "the citizens" learn more and more, from election to election
However, your "benevolent on/off dictator" was a common argument already
some 100-200 years ago.
Ilmarinen
Btw, is this over-responsive??
finance.yahoo.com
specifically the last weeks (depends on when you click the link)
finance.yahoo.com
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