According to the logic of Duverger’s theory, if a country with a heterogeneous society (many cleavages) like Israel switched from its current permissive electoral rules to a disproportional system (such as the one the United States uses), what would you expect to happen to its party system?

A. The number of parties in the legislature would decrease.
B. The number of parties in the legislature would increase.
C. The number of parties in the legislature would stay the same.
D. There would be no parties or legislature in the system.

A. The number of parties in the legislature would decrease.

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