To answer this important question, let us look at this hypothetical example. Lets suppose that a party needs 30 000 votes to get one seat in the National Assembly (NA).

Small Party A gets 15 000 votes (does not qualify for a seat, so the 15 000 votes go to waste).

Small Party B gets 15 000 votes (does not qualify for a seat, so the 15 000 votes go to waste).

The way I see it, these two small parties have wasted 30 000 very important votes! Remember that some people died for us to have the vote, ...
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