21/12/2020
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Coming after the reasonably straightforward New Zealand election in October, many Kiwis were left perplexed by the United States election system in November.
The Americans don t just elect the candidate with the most votes, instead, they use what is called the electoral college system. In early December, it confirmed Democrat Joe Biden as President, but as many try to wrap their heads around how it worked, it s not the only confusing election system in the world.
While Donald Trump didn t need to have any political experience to run for US President, in one European country, candidates need over 500 endorsements to compete.