Democracy's nasty surprises

Democracy's nasty surprises
Geoffrey Wheatcroft International Herald Tribune
Friday, March 25, 2005

Change in the Mideast I

BATH, England--Nearly 73 years ago one of the greatest democracies on earth held a general election under universal suffrage. None of several parties won an absolute majority, but one was the clear winner, doubling its vote to 37.4 percent to become the largest group in Parliament.