A country has 12 million eligible voters. In the most recent general election, voter turnout was 55 %. Party X received 48 % of the votes cast, Party Y received 45 %, and other parties shared the remaining 7 %. A political analyst argues that a turnout of at least 60 % is required for democratic legitimacy.

(a) How many votes did Party X receive?
(b) Does the election meet the analyst's legitimacy threshold? If not, by how many percentage points does the turnout fall short?

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A country has 12 million eligible voters. In the most recent general election, voter turnout was 55 %. Party X received 48 % of the votes cast, Party Y received 45 %, and other parties shared the remaining 7 %. A political analyst argues that a turnout of at least 60 % is required for democratic legitimacy.

(a) How many votes did Party X receive?
(b) Does the election meet the analyst's legitimacy threshold? If not, by how many percentage points does the turnout fall short?

Accepted Answer

(a) 3,168,000 votes; (b) No, turnout is 5 percentage points below the 60 % threshold.

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