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Pretty much what's happening in Canada. The NDP (left) currently polls at about 20% which would usually go to Liberals (center-left). Liberals and Conservatives (right) are now tied at 35% because of this.

Unfortunately the current Liberal PM promised "election reform" last election but didn't follow through. Now he might lose his minority gov.

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Canadian here.

I understand the appeal of ranked choice voting for citizens, but I don't see either the Liberals or Conservatives supporting it.

On the Liberal side, they will always have the idea of strategic voting, where they tell progressive voters "A vote for the NDP/Greens is a wasted vote that will get the Conservatives elected."

On the Conservative side, the next closest party is the Liberals. So their voter base will choose Liberals as their second option (Assuming the PPC is irrelevant).

I think we'd see a more left-leaning government overall though. But it would essentially be a permanent minority in parliament, which is not appealing to some people who want a more active government.

> PPC is irrelevant

Let's just hope they stay that way, the guy in my (very liberal) riding is completely off the handle with antivax stuff on twitter.

With society becoming more left-leaning with the growth of the NDP, this will pull Conservatives more to the left perhaps creating a void on the right that the PPC may fill.

For now, the PPC is irrelevant, but that may soon change. Only time will tell.

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