Editing Duverger's law (section)

== Different voting systems ==
Absent a major reform like switching to proportional representation, minor reforms like ranked-choice voting has the potential to allow for more choice in a winner-take-all system.<ref>{{Cite journal |last=Kuo |first=Didi |date=Fall 2023 |title=Why Big Reform is Possible |url=https://democracyjournal.org/magazine/70/why-big-reform-is-possible/ |journal=[[Democracy (journal)|Democracy]] |volume=70}}.</ref> Under [[proportional representation]], legislative seats are allocated according to the percentage of votes a party receives, making their success dependent on their received support. Proportional representation weakens two-party dominance. Since smaller parties no longer rely on plurality, they have a better chance of success.<ref>{{Cite journal |last1=Forand |first1=Jean Guillaume |last2=Maheshri |first2=Vikram |date=December 2015 |title=A dynamic Duverger's law |url=https://doi.org/10.1007/s11127-016-0309-8 |journal=Public Choice |volume=165 |issue=3–4 |pages=285–306 |doi=10.1007/s11127-016-0309-8 |issn=0048-5829}}</ref> In a [[Ranked-choice voting in the United States|ranked-choice voting system (RCV)]] voters rank candidates in order of preference rather than casting a single vote. This system is used in countries with multi-party politics like Australia, Ireland, and New Zealand. RCV systems were utilized in the US to manage or create intra-party factionalism but were repealed in most states for being unpredictable.<ref>{{Cite journal |last=Santucci |first=Jack |date=2021-06-15 |title=Variants of Ranked-Choice Voting from a Strategic Perspective |url=https://www.cogitatiopress.com/politicsandgovernance/article/view/3955 |journal=Politics and Governance |volume=9 |issue=2 |pages=344–353 |doi=10.17645/pag.v9i2.3955 |doi-access=free |issn=2183-2463}}</ref> Duverger argued that "a majority vote on two ballots is conducive to a multiparty system, inclined toward forming coalitions": that the [[two-round system]] encourages a multiparty system, but to a lesser degree than proportional representation does.<ref name="Duverger" />