Why I hate proportional representation....

You can see one of the biggest problems of proportional representation in yesterday's Israeli election. Now that the election is OVER, the real horse trading begins, and the public has no input. Somehow, somewhere deals will be made and someone will come to power, and the end result may be far different than what voters may have wanted or intended.

And, the sad part is that the party who does the best trading may well become the winner. So, if Netanyahu 'outbids' Livni, he will become the next PM, and no one will know what he has promised until he comes to power. And vice versa - who knows that Livni is saying to Lieberman, etc.

I'm not a huge fan of first past the post - it has its own problems (The Greens certainly do deserve some representation) - but proportional representation is even worse.