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Originally posted by Displaced Flames fan+Sep 7 2004, 05:33 PM--></div><table border='0' align='center' width='95%' cellpadding='3' cellspacing='1'><tr><td>QUOTE (Displaced Flames fan @ Sep 7 2004, 05:33 PM)</td></tr><tr><td id='QUOTE'> <!--QuoteBegin-calf@Sep 7 2004, 11:31 PM
In short: yes we did.
You know going into an election who the leader of the various parties are, thus vote for the MP in the party you want to gain power (thereby voting for the prime minister).
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So you vote for a political party, not a candidate.
I can vote for a Democrat for the Senate, a Republican for Congress and Ralph Nader for President. [/b][/quote]
I vote for a MP in a political party, but essentially yes, one votes for a party, knowing who would be in power if that party would win.
Different systems for different countries.