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apparentement  

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  • Apparentement is the French term for an electoral procedure that is designed to increase the participation of small parties in countries that use proportional voting systems. Proportional electoral systems often have thresholds that require parties to gain a certain percentage of the vote to secure representation. [Source: The Encyclopedia of Political Science; Apparentement]

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