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--></style></head><body lang=EN-US link=blue vlink="#954F72"><div class=WordSection1><p class=MsoNormal>I guess I can imagine a PR country that operates completely with closed list PR where there is no local choice at all of candidates could look at FPTP.</p><p class=MsoNormal>Not exactly a stampede.</p><p class=MsoNormal>Would be interesting to know which country in Latin America and the circumstances.</p><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>Sent from <a href="https://go.microsoft.com/fwlink/?LinkId=550986">Mail</a> for Windows 10</p><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><div style='mso-element:para-border-div;border:none;border-top:solid #E1E1E1 1.0pt;padding:3.0pt 0in 0in 0in'><p class=MsoNormal style='border:none;padding:0in'><b>From: </b><a href="mailto:fvc-wat-disc@listserv.thinkers.org">Paul Nijjar via fvc-wat-disc</a><br><b>Sent: </b>Sunday, November 25, 2018 12:40 AM<br><b>To: </b><a href="mailto:fvc-wat-disc@listserv.thinkers.org">FVC Waterloo Region Discussion</a><br><b>Cc: </b><a href="mailto:paul_nijjar@yahoo.ca">Paul Nijjar</a><br><b>Subject: </b>Re: [fvc-wat-disc] PR in the news</p></div><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>Dave writes: </p><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>> Name one country that has or is even thinking of going the other way.</p><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bolivian_constitutional_referendum,_2009</p><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>I am pretty sure there is at least one other country in Latin America</p><p class=MsoNormal>that has moved from List PR to FPTP, but I am having trouble tracking</p><p class=MsoNormal>it down. </p><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>On Fri, Sep 28, 2018 at 08:49:03AM -0400, Dave Arthur wrote:</p><p class=MsoNormal>> Yes, Andrew has been a big advocate for some time.</p><p class=MsoNormal>> Chantal has also been an advocate.</p><p class=MsoNormal>> It’s most unfortunate that the naysayers put out so much misinformation.</p><p class=MsoNormal>> It’s even more unfortunate that too many people believe them.</p><p class=MsoNormal>> Pointing at Italy and the few countries that have had dysfunction is not a good argument.</p><p class=MsoNormal>> In addition to pointing out the inaccuracies, I feel one of the best arguments for PR is that NZ, Scotland, Wales, Northern Ireland to name a few have moved from FPTP to PR.</p><p class=MsoNormal>> Dave A</p><p class=MsoNormal>> </p><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>_______________________________________________</p><p class=MsoNormal>This is the fvc-wat-disc mailing list</p><p class=MsoNormal>Post a message: fvc-wat-disc@listserv.thinkers.org</p><p class=MsoNormal>Unsubscribe: http://listserv.thinkers.org/mailman/listinfo/fvc-wat-disc_listserv.thinkers.org</p><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p></div></body></html>