Actually most of the EU democracy processes are easy to understand. I'd like to see a European comment on the efficacy of their process. Most follow a proportional system, some follow a mix of proportional and single member single district (winner take all), and Great Britain is winner take all.
They also have much more party discipline. Somebody voting for a party knows the type of policies that party will enforce, and if people are not crazy for the policies being passed, the vote in a different party in the next election.
Also, I would argue that lobbying is more prevalent in the US. Low party discipline + the much greater "need" for money = more money influence.
> Most follow a proportional system, some follow a mix of proportional and single member single district (winner take all), and Great Britain is winner take all.
To clarify:
- all seats in the European Parliament are elected by proportional systems, either STV or list systems.
- the parliaments of EU member states are elected by a wide variety of systems, including list systems, STV, winner takes all (FPTP, in Britain), two-round winner takes all (France).
> They also have much more party discipline.
Are you talking about member states' parliaments here, or the EU parliament?
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Actually most of the EU democracy processes are easy to understand. I'd like to see a European comment on the efficacy of their process. Most follow a proportional system, some follow a mix of proportional and single member single district (winner take all), and Great Britain is winner take all.
They also have much more party discipline. Somebody voting for a party knows the type of policies that party will enforce, and if people are not crazy for the policies being passed, the vote in a different party in the next election.
Also, I would argue that lobbying is more prevalent in the US. Low party discipline + the much greater "need" for money = more money influence.
> Most follow a proportional system, some follow a mix of proportional and single member single district (winner take all), and Great Britain is winner take all.
To clarify:
- all seats in the European Parliament are elected by proportional systems, either STV or list systems.
- the parliaments of EU member states are elected by a wide variety of systems, including list systems, STV, winner takes all (FPTP, in Britain), two-round winner takes all (France).
> They also have much more party discipline.
Are you talking about member states' parliaments here, or the EU parliament?
My mistake, has jules pointed out below I was confusing the EU parliament for the European member states.
You are confusing the governance on the European (edit: EU -- see below) level with the governments on the national level.
Europe != EU