The French two phase system was DELIBERATELY DESIGNED to give parties the power to collude in this way to obstruct the ascendance of a universally opposed faction. The only way to beat it is to win outright. Or to persist so long that the unity breaks down.
That isn't exactly going against what I said if the national election systems have been DESIGNED in a way to promote establishment collusion over democratic vote.
No, it's how their system is designed.
The French two phase system was DELIBERATELY DESIGNED to give parties the power to collude in this way to obstruct the ascendance of a universally opposed faction. The only way to beat it is to win outright. Or to persist so long that the unity breaks down.
That isn't exactly going against what I said if the national election systems have been DESIGNED in a way to promote establishment collusion over democratic vote.