Talk:Duverger's law
Needs expansion..[change source]
The article we have is probably a good example: It gives a short overview, and a few basic examples. What I am personally still missing is the following:
- Cases whethe the Law shouild have worked, but didn't
- Cases where the outcome is noticeably different from the predictions
I don't know how much we can take the case of U.S. presidential elections, as they are a multi-step process, and I don't think that in the end, the people elect the president. How would it work if there was a third party
Another thing that is perhaps interesting: Given we have two candidates, a left-wing (call him L) and a right-wing (R) one. According to the principles of Vilfredo Pareto, each candidate can get more votes by having positions which are more in the "center" of the political spectrum. So moving away from the extreme (right/left) more towards a center position actually pays off.
I have no idea if this should be added, and where to find the respective sources... Eptalon (talk) 12:37, 30 April 2023 (UTC)