Supermajority
Voting requirement above 50% for passage
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A supermajority is a requirement for a proposal to gain a specified level of support which is greater than the threshold of one-half used for a simple majority, the latter sometimes expressed as a "50% + 1 vote". Supermajority rules in a democracy can help to prevent a majority from eroding fundamental rights of a minority, but can also hamper efforts to respond to problems and encourage corrupt compromises at times when action is taken. Changes to constitutions, especially those with entrenched clauses, commonly require supermajority support in a legislature.
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🇺🇸 Japan's Sanae Takaichi secures major party victory in snap election
Japanese Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi's Liberal Democratic Party secured a two-thirds supermajority of the parliament's lower house for the first tim...
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🇺🇸 Tokyo benchmark Nikkei 225 jumps after PM Takaichi's ruling party wins a super majority in election
Tokyo's Nikkei 225 share index has jumped 4.7% after Japanese Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi’s governing party secured a two-thirds supermajority...
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