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Tactical voting matters in the EU MEP Elections.
This is one explanation.
But if you do not get that one..here is another.
Basically. You vote for a party not a candidate.
The party lists candidates in preferential order. (The List)
This is one explanation.
But if you do not get that one..here is another.
Basically. You vote for a party not a candidate.
The party lists candidates in preferential order. (The List)
“Seats are allocated from the top down, with the parties with the biggest scores getting first pick”
But look at tweet 9 onwards. Having c 13% share of the vote does not nec mean you will get even approaching 13% of the seats.
But look at tweet 9 onwards. Having c 13% share of the vote does not nec mean you will get even approaching 13% of the seats.
Here is the EU Commission explanation with an embedded video from Jeremy Vine.
europarl.europa.eu/unitedkingdom/…
europarl.europa.eu/unitedkingdom/…
