ANALYSE – Based on the results of the last French presidential elections, Le Figaro carried out different projections using the American voting system. With surprises in store.
As Americans elect their president this Tuesday, November 5, The Figaro studied what the United States electoral system would look like when applied to the French presidential election. Let us clarify the theoretical nature of the exercise. It is neither a question of promoting nor judging an electoral method. France is not the United States. She is a Republic « one and indivisible », while Uncle Sam's country is a federal republic. It is this federal logic which leads to retaining the results by state, unlike the “one man, one vote” rule.
“Electors” by department
The method consists of taking into account the result within the framework of a territorial unit, in this case the department, by adding the overseas territorial authorities or specific colleges appointing deputies to the National Assembly (French people living abroad ). In the United States, the number of “electors” in a state is indexed to its population. Likewise, in France, the number of deputies…
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