Ukraine and Russia’s dysfunctional democracies both share a common feature—their electoral systems use proportional representation (PR). Greece, Italy, Spain, and Portugal also use it. Proportional ...

Democracy, in the immortal words of President Abraham Lincoln, is a government of the people, by the people, for the people. This pithy description makes democracy a sacrosanct concept that endures ...

Would proportional representation be a better way of electing legislatures? This old idea, which dates back to John Stuart Mill and Nicolas de Condorcet, has been gaining ground among political ...

Ramin Skibba is an astrophysicist turned science writer based in San Diego, California. The US election being held in November is only the latest in a pivotal year of elections. By the end of 2024, as ...

Democracies that use proportional systems consistently show higher turnout, more accurate representation, more competitive ...