Paper candidate
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paper-candidate-178-1125395
title:
Paper candidate
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In a representative democracy, a paper candidate is a candidate who stands for a political party in an electoral division where the party in question enjoys only low levels of support. Although the candidate has little chance of winning, a major party will normally make an effort to ensure it has its name on the ballot paper in every constituency. In two-party systems, a paper candidate may also be known as token opposition. In Dutch-speaking countries, the last candidate on a party list is call
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Election candidate of a party with little support
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https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Paper_candidate
date created:
2004-05-10T03:25:01Z
date modified:
2024-09-04T10:16:17Z
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