Two-Round System

GPTKB entity

Statements (73)
Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf Voting system
gptkbp:alsoKnownAs Runoff voting
gptkbp:category Majoritarian electoral system
gptkbp:contrastsWith gptkb:Single_transferable_vote
gptkb:Instant-runoff_voting
gptkb:First-past-the-post_voting
Plurality voting
gptkbp:firstRoundRule If a candidate receives more than 50% of the votes, they win
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Two-Round System
gptkbp:originatedIn gptkb:France
gptkbp:purpose To ensure a majority winner
gptkbp:secondRoundParticipants Top two candidates from first round
gptkbp:secondRoundRule If no candidate receives a majority, a second round is held
gptkbp:step Second round
First round
gptkbp:usedFor Presidential elections
Parliamentary elections
Gubernatorial elections
Mayoral elections
gptkbp:usedIn gptkb:Afghanistan
gptkb:Austria
gptkb:Belarus
gptkb:Benin
gptkb:Brazil
gptkb:Bulgaria
gptkb:Burkina_Faso
gptkb:Central_African_Republic
gptkb:Chile
gptkb:Colombia
gptkb:Comoros
gptkb:Congo
gptkb:Croatia
gptkb:Czech_Republic
gptkb:East_Timor
gptkb:Finland
gptkb:France
gptkb:Gabon
gptkb:Georgia
gptkb:Guinea
gptkb:Hungary
gptkb:Indonesia
gptkb:Iran
gptkb:Ivory_Coast
gptkb:Kyrgyzstan
gptkb:Lithuania
gptkb:Madagascar
gptkb:Mali
gptkb:Mauritania
gptkb:Moldova
gptkb:Montenegro
gptkb:Niger
gptkb:North_Macedonia
gptkb:Poland
gptkb:Portugal
gptkb:Romania
gptkb:Russia
gptkb:Serbia
gptkb:Seychelles
gptkb:Slovakia
gptkb:Slovenia
gptkb:Sri_Lanka
gptkb:Switzerland
gptkb:Togo
gptkb:Turkey
gptkb:Ukraine
gptkb:Vietnam
gptkb:Zambia
gptkb:Zimbabwe
gptkb:Guinea-Bissau
Presidential elections
Legislative elections
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:Electoral_Systems
gptkbp:bfsLayer 5