Electoral systems affect politics in a myriad of ways. They obviously affect who is elected, but they can also affect turnout, who forms the government, as well as the number of parties that make up the government. The best way to understand how the electoral system affects political life is to look at countries that have different electoral systems.

The three countries below each have an electoral system similar to one presented on this website.

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