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Germany: The Original Mixed Member Proportional System Ecuador: The Search for Democratic Governance The Spanish Electoral System - Historical Accident Finland: Candidate Choice and Party Proportionality Ireland: The Archetypal Single Transferable Vote System Electoral Reform in Israel India - First Past the Post on a Grand Scale Jordan - Electoral System Design in the Arab World Japan - Electoral Reform Sri Lanka: Changes to Accommodate Diversity Mali: A Two-Round System in Africa Malta: STV With Some Twists Namibia - National List PR in Southern Africa The Netherlands New Zealand: A Westminster Democracy Switches to PR Papua New Guinea Poland: Between Fragmentation and Polarisation Russia - An Evolving Parallel System Ukraine - The Perils of Majoritarianism in a New Democracy UK: Electoral System Experimentation in Cradle of FPTP US: Ethnic Minorities and Single-Member Districts South Africa: Election Systems and Conflict Management Electoral Systems End Notes Bibliography - Electoral Systems
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