NZ has had a populist party (NZ First) in parliament (and govt) for more than 20 years, without metastasizing or infecting the main parties (cf. UK/US). Better to give fringes a voice and contain them than let them take over discourse
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I think NZ's system is at least inspired by the German one, right? I agree that giving fringes a voice is good, and can contain them. But it's just one layer of protection, and it definitely can fail...
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No panaceas unfortunately. Though there are better solutions than others.
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