Salvadorans Go to the Ballot Box

Ever since Condorcet formulated his paradox, it has been impossible to believe that every (free and clean) election clearly expresses the general will. The distribution of voters’ preferences can yield incongruous results. For example, let’s suppose that a third of the voters prefers A first, B second, and C last; that another third prefers B, then C, then A; and that the last third chooses C first, then A, and last B. One majority of two-thirds thereby chooses A over B, another B...