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Originally Posted by troutman
http://greenparty.ca/media-release/2...tchewan-greens
"The Green Party of Saskatchewan ran a candidate in every district and is now the third place party. It will take time, but citizens are responding to the alternatives that the Green Party offers. Greens have a long-term vision and are continually influencing the platforms of other parties. I'm very proud of our continual progress in Canada," said May.
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That's not really anything to brag about -- no Green Party candidates were elected, and they got less than 3% of the popular vote despite running in every riding. Saskatchewan is pretty much a two-party province; small remnants of the Liberal and Progressive Conservative parties still exist after they merged to form the Saskatchewan Party, but out of the provinces 58 ridings, they only ran candidates in nine and five, respectively. The Green Party effectively "won" third place by default.