That, in Israel's multiple-party PR system, would have been a massive triumph.

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But because Conservatives fear that they would not win an outright majority in a proportional representation (PR) system, the Lib Dems could secure only a more modest prize: a referendum on keeping FPTP or adopting the alternative vote (AV).

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Post-apartheid South Africa uses a list system of proportional representation (PR) and it has had various coalitions since 1994.

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Why face the PR nightmare of an always-online system when most gamers (and non-gamers) will connect their system to their Wifi network and leave it connected?

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