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Record 1 2014-12-04

English

Subject field(s)
  • Electoral Systems and Political Parties
CONT

Electors choose a single candidate but if no one obtains a majority on the first round, a second ballot - usually a run-off between the two strongest candidates - is held a week later.

Key term(s)
  • runoff
  • runoff ballot

French

Domaine(s)
  • Systèmes électoraux et partis politiques
CONT

En France, un second tour - dit «scrutin de ballottage» - est organisé lorsque aucun candidat n'a obtenu la majorité absolue [...] des suffrages exprimés et un nombre de voix supérieur à 25 p. 100 des électeurs inscrits.

Spanish

Campo(s) temático(s)
  • Sistemas electorales y partidos políticos
DEF

Segunda votación al no haber obtenido ningún candidato el mínimo de sufragios requerido.

OBS

La Fundación del Español Urgente (Fundéu BBVA), con el asesoramiento de la Real Academia Española, explica que "balotaje", con una sola ele, con una sola te y con jota, es la adaptación adecuada en español del galicismo "ballottage", sustituible igualmente por la expresión "segunda vuelta".

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