Duverger’s law explains
a. why plurality elections always lead to party systems with more than two major competitors.
b. why office seekers will frequently pursue office as independents or third-party nominees.
c. why in a system in which a single winner is chosen by plurality voting, serious competitors will be reduced to two.
d. why the Electoral College is so frequently unable to choose the President.
c. why in a system in which a single winner is chosen by plurality voting, serious competitors will be reduced to two.
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