Electoral system

===Indirect elections===

===Indirect elections===

Some elections feature an [[indirect election|indirect electoral system]], whereby there is either no popular vote, or the popular vote is only one stage of the election; in these systems the final vote is usually taken by an [[electoral college]]. In several countries, such as [[Mauritius]] or [[Trinidad and Tobago]], the post of President is elected by the legislature. In others like [[India]], the vote is taken by an electoral college consisting of the national legislature and state legislatures. In the [[United States]], the president is indirectly elected using a two-stage process; a popular vote in each state elects members to the [[Electoral College (United States)|electoral college]] that in turn elects the President. This can result in a situation where a candidate who receives the most votes nationwide does not win the electoral college vote, as most recently happened in [[2000 United States presidential election|2000]] and [[2016 United States presidential election|2016]].

Some elections feature an [[indirect election|indirect electoral system]], whereby there is either no popular vote, or the popular vote is only one stage of the election; in these systems the final vote is usually taken by an [[electoral college]]. In several countries, such as [[Mauritius]] or [[Trinidad and Tobago]], the post of President is elected by the legislature. In others like [[India]], the vote is taken by an electoral college consisting of the national legislature and state legislatures. In the [[United States]], the president is indirectly elected using a two-stage process; a popular vote in each state elects members to the [[Electoral College (United States)|electoral college]] that in turn elects the President. This can result in a situation where a candidate who receives the most votes nationwide does not win the electoral college vote, as most recently happened in [[2000 United States presidential election|2000]] and [[2016 United States presidential election|2016]].{{cn}}

=== Proposed and lesser-used systems ===

=== Proposed and lesser-used systems ===