Re-post ::: A new Borgen-ing? Proportional representation and the Danish election

“Opponents of proportional representation (PR) often claim that PR leads to parties coalescing around similar ideas, blurring the lines between parties. But the bloc system shows this isn’t the case. While there was some criticism about a lack of clear signals regarding who would go into coalition with whom in the UK election, in countries with experience of coalitions and hung parliaments, parties signal who they will or won’t work with to some extent. Danish parties taking this to its logical conclusion of separating into two clear groups.”

http://www.electoral-reform.org.uk/blog/new-borgen-ing-proportional-representation-and-danish-election