In 2006, Hamas won a majority of seats in the legislature that grossly overrepresented pro-Hamas sentiment among Palestinians.
Supporters of Hamas rally in the West Bank city of Ramallah on Jan. 23, 2006, days before Palestinian elections.
Instead, parliamentary democracy ended. Subsequent elections have been repeatedly canceled amid the fratricidal tensions and bouts of conflict among Palestinian factions, as well as periodic wars with the Israelis.There is ample evidence that when elections occur in extremely polarized societies, a winner-take-all method can result in lopsided outcomes that result in upset losers and further polarization. Egypt’s 2012 presidential election was another good case study.
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