Agrees, this is one area Europe clearly has us beat, viable n party candidates, ...

eli_gottlieb · on Feb 7, 2015

Many EU nations use parliamentary democracy instead of the Duverger's-law-ridden First Past the Post elections to district seats used in America.

lclarkmichalek · on Feb 7, 2015

The UK uses FPTP, and has 4ish parties that are relevant in everyday politics.

henrikschroder · on Feb 7, 2015

That's an anomaly, the stable state for a FPTP system is a two-party system. Enjoy it while it lasts.

lclarkmichalek · on Feb 7, 2015

We've had a significant 3rd party (Lib dems) since the 90s. Sure, FPTP sucks, but British politics has had more than 2 parties (that actually win seats) for quite a while