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received by each of them, reducing the chances of any one of them winning against another, significantly different, candidate. In systems that require a winning candidate to receive a majority of votes, this may result in a
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is available, this may be used to break the deadlock. In other cases it may result in situations such as
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The term can be used to indicate dissent by as little as a single vote, if a unanimous vote is required.
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when the existence of two or more similar candidates reduces the
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For the procedure used in the European Parliament, see
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