The 1923 UK election had the third place party (the liberals after Lloyd George and Asquith stopped fighting) get 29.7% of the vote and over 25% of the seats. I don't know if we'll ever see a three way election that close. France has the two round format which consolidates a bit more but Les Republicans still get a non zero number of seats.
I think in France it’s quite likely that we’ll get a sort of relay bipolarity, where one party is always represented in the second round and two others take turns challenging it. Alternatively, liberals and the left might consolidate into one force, though right now that seems a long way off.
The 1923 UK election had the third place party (the liberals after Lloyd George and Asquith stopped fighting) get 29.7% of the vote and over 25% of the seats. I don't know if we'll ever see a three way election that close. France has the two round format which consolidates a bit more but Les Republicans still get a non zero number of seats.
I think in France it’s quite likely that we’ll get a sort of relay bipolarity, where one party is always represented in the second round and two others take turns challenging it. Alternatively, liberals and the left might consolidate into one force, though right now that seems a long way off.