Triangular

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A triangular runoff (often referred to in France as a "triangular"[1][2]) is a runoff race where three candidates advance to the second round. There were apparently a record number of triangulars in the 2024 snap election called by France's President Emmanuel Macron.[3][4] When there are four candidates involved, it's called a "quadrangular" rather than a "square".[5]

Since French elections use runoffs, it might at first appear impossible for triangular runoffs to exist. However, legislative French elections allow any candidate with support greater than 12.5% of the number of registered voters to run in the second round.[2] In French elections, party leaders sometimes strategically coordinate electoral withdrawals in triangular districts to present challenges for the party leaders' least favored party.[6] This shows how a candidate withdrawal option may be used to change the behavior of a voting method.

References

  1. "Élection triangulaire en France". Wikipédia (in French). 2010-08-21. Retrieved 2024-07-04.
  2. a b "The three-way factor that makes France's election results so unusual". RFI. 2024-07-01. Retrieved 2024-07-04.
  3. "2024 French legislative election", English Wikipedia, 2024-07-04, retrieved 2024-07-04
  4. Henley, Jon (2024-07-01). "French elections: far right wins first-round victory. What happens now?". the Guardian. Retrieved 2024-07-04.
  5. Imbach, Romain; Ferrer, Maxime; Romain, Manon; Vaudano, Maxime; Geoffroy, Romain; Berhouet, Patxi; Derœux, Iris; Audureau, William (2024-07-02). "Législatives 2024 : le rapport de force politique dans les triangulaires annoncées, entre RN, NFP et camp présidentiel". Le Monde.fr (in French). Retrieved 2024-07-05.
  6. Lambelet, André (2024-07-10). "Here's what the French anti-fascist election coalition can teach us • Minnesota Reformer". Minnesota Reformer. Retrieved 2024-07-12.

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