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by csomar 1274 days ago
This was Germany's case for Tunisia's democracy. Tunisia ended up implementing a Proportional Representation system and I believe it's a good and well balanced system. On Paper.

Well, democracy in Tunisia imploded and exploded. So, yeah, be careful of things that look good on paper.
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ruggeri 1274 days ago
Honest question: did Germany have any say in Tunisia's voting system? Wasn't Tunisia a French protectorate? Do you mean more recently than 1956?

In any case, Tunisia is not the only country with PR. It's used a lot of places, including Germany (well, MMP, but pretty similar). Like any system it has advantages and disadvantages, but democracy in the Nordics hasn't imploded nor exploded...

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csomar 1274 days ago
> did Germany have any say in Tunisia's voting system? Wasn't Tunisia a French protectorate?

It's different, I think. Germany offered help (along with the EU) and Tunisia(ans) don't know any better so they took up the offer. Plus it was free help and free money. I don't think Germany or the EU had any malicious intentions, I think they truly wanted to help.

But big surprise: Tunisia is not a Nordic country! Apparently, what works there doesn't work here at all.

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