French Election: Party of former Presidents Sarkozy and Chirac falls below viability threshold

[brooklynite]

"The Republicans" get fewer than 5% of the first round vote. This means that their campaign expenses will not be reimbursed by the Government.

Votes pretty much divided evenly between Le Pen (right wing), Macron (centrist), and Mélenchon (Democratic Socialist).

[OAITW r.2.0]

1. I wonder why Ranked Choice isn't used in the French electoral process?

Vote your allegiance in box 1. Vote pragmatic reality in box 2.

Actually, a think a country with a multi-party process needs a few iterations to resolve to the best practical outcome.

But it has worked in Maine....Paul LePage is running again and a clear majority do not want a Trump Republican replay back in the Blaine House.

[brooklynite]

2. Perhaps because it's not used in most elections it

Maine and now Alaska aren’t a ringing endorsement for a national election.

[dsc]

6. size of electorate is pretty much irrelevant here

This would be a simple to program computer count and if people insisted on a manual count you could simply hire more people to do the count.

[dsc]

5. It really is just a cheaper to the government but somewhat harder on the voter version of a run off

system. I admit in this case it might, thanks to the several parties involved, lead to some difference in order of elimination but likely the final two would be the same.

[rso]

3. Macron

With Macron getting 28 %, the leftist candidate getting 20.3 and the greens getting 4.4, LaPen seems to be the loser in 2 weeks.

[dsc]

4. That has to be good news for Macron

Melenchon immediately said do not vote for Le Pen. Even if you assume 1/4 go to her, 1/4 stay home, that leaves half for Macron.

[OAITW r.2.0]

7. Good news for us all.

Sounds like France breaks 65-35 for supporting the current world order.