Eastern Europe disses US election systems

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I think the comparison between individual countries in eastern Europe and the US is weak at best when considering a political system. The US represents a continental nation, and only Russia fits that category of the new governments mentioned. A size and expanse of a continental nation requires structures that smaller entities don't need.

The eastern European countries are generally the size of US states, and often more homogeneous than US states. They might be better compared to forms of state election systems. Compare the populations:

Latvia = Nevada
Lithuania = Oklahoma
Estonia = Maine
Belarus = Michigan
Poland = California
Czech Republic = Michigan
Slovakia = Wisconsin
Hungary = Michigan
Slovenia = West Virginia
Croatia = South Carolina
Bosnia = Oregon
Serbia = Virginia
Montenegro = Vermont
Albania = Connecticut
Macedonia = New Mexico
Romania = Texas
Bulgaria = Virginia
Moldova = Louisiana