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Duverger's Law States That

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Duverger's Law states that:


A) Voters will vote for small parties in a SMD plurality system because they believe their vote will help elect that party's candidate.
B) SMD plurality creates a very low de facto threshold, allowing third parties to gain seats proportional to their vote share.
C) Proportional representation electoral systems always lead to a multi-party system, regardless of a country's underlying cleavage structure.
D) SMD plurality systems produce two party systems while proportional representation favours multiparty systems.

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