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Duverger's Law states that:

  1. all democracies converge on one party
  2. PR systems produce two-party systems
  3. single-member FPTP districts favour two-party systems
  4. electoral systems do not affect party systems
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Correct answer: C. single-member FPTP districts favour two-party systems

1. Maurice Duverger's 1954 hypothesis. 2. FPTP penalizes small parties → consolidation around two parties. 3. Explains US two-party dominance vs European multi-party PR systems. __Source: syllabus Politics in India Since Independence — electoral systems__

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