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Originally Posted by foreverwar
But surely if the Lib Dems believe in proportional representation, in the event of a hung parliament, they should ally with the party that had the most votes in this election?
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Why though? In a PR system you don't have to ally with the party that has the most seats. You can allay with another safe in the knowledge that the combined parties won more votes than the largest one.
Anyway as danielf said, they are far more likely to go with the party that will allow them to push the change in the electoral system. Although they have more common ground with the Tories on civil liberties. I think those are the two issues the Lib Dems are more focused on...