Letter: Distortions and myths of voting

Sunday 11 May 1997 23:02 BST

Your support helps us to tell the story

From reproductive rights to climate change to Big Tech, The Independent is on the ground when the story is developing. Whether it's investigating the financials of Elon Musk's pro-Trump PAC or producing our latest documentary, 'The A Word', which shines a light on the American women fighting for reproductive rights, we know how important it is to parse out the facts from the messaging.

At such a critical moment in US history, we need reporters on the ground. Your donation allows us to keep sending journalists to speak to both sides of the story.

The Independent is trusted by Americans across the entire political spectrum. And unlike many other quality news outlets, we choose not to lock Americans out of our reporting and analysis with paywalls. We believe quality journalism should be available to everyone, paid for by those who can afford it.

Your support makes all the difference.

Sir: We did not see any Lib-Lab or Tory-Lib manifesto (Letters, 7 May), but that is because of the system, where the formation of such coalitions is unlikely to be necessary.

In Germany, where the additional member system is used, there are two broad coalitions, which have been established for some time. If a voter in Germany votes for the Free Democrats, then they know prior to the election that this will also help Helmut Kohl's Christian Democrats to secure a majority in the Bundestag.

A coalition of separate parties free to voice their opinions is surely better than having large divided parties, where factions are forced to conceal their views.

DAVID ADAMS

Fareham, Hampshire

Join our commenting forum

Join thought-provoking conversations, follow other Independent readers and see their replies

Comments

Thank you for registering

Letter: Distortions and myths of voting

Join our commenting forum

Thank you for registering