Political Science · Political Processes in India
Which electoral system is used in the Maldives?
ABlock Vote
BFirst-Past-The-Post (FPTP) ✓ Correct
CPR with Single Transferable Vote
DList system
Correct answer: (B) First-Past-The-Post (FPTP) — The Maldives uses the First-Past-The-Post system, so that is the answer.
Explanation
★The Maldives uses the First-Past-The-Post system, so that is the answer.
★Members of its parliament are elected from single-member seats.
★The candidate with the most votes in a seat wins.
★This is the simple plurality method.
★It does not use proportional or list systems.
★So the system there is FPTP.
★Thus the answer is First-Past-The-Post.
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