In this year’s election, the system of majority voting didn’t allow voters to express their opinions adequately. If they had, the choice would have been between Kasich and Sanders.
- Directeur de recherche de classe exceptionnelle (emeritus) of the C.N.R.S., École polytechnique
Two mathematicians explain why majority voting often fails to elect the candidate preferred by the majority and propose an alternative, ‘majority judgment.’
A un an de la présidentielle en France, un nouveau duel opposant la candidate du FN à un candidat de gauche ou de droite paraît probable. A moins d’inventer un nouveau mode de scrutin.
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