You can put certain mechanisms inplace to prevent extreme fragmentation.Originally Posted by Brenus
E.g., in Germany there is a 5% hurdle that parties have to overcome to be represented in the parliament (alternatively they need to win 3 constituencies).
This way you can avoid having dozens of fringe parties present in the parliament, but you also ensure that a certain diversity of political parties is available for the voters.
Not saying that this is the perfect system to copy - I just would like to point out that there is always a range of options to work with.
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