French Presidential election 2017 under the macroscope

Research labs' collaborative initiatives putting the spotlight on political life With the approach of the presidential elections, researchers are coming together to conduct experiments, and to raise questions about the elections as well as the conduct of electoral campaigns. Using "on the spot" interviews, social networks and laboratories, these initiatives aim at understanding how democratic institutions function throughout the elections, putting the spotlight on political life. Vote Differently 2017 - An introduction to majority judgement - Between April 11 and April 23, two mathematicians will give web users the opportunity to «judge» the eleven candidates in the presidential election with an alternative voting method, majority judgement, fruit of a mathematical theory that they have developed and tested for a decade. Michel Balinski, Emirate Research Director at the CNRS and the École polytechnique, and Rida Laraki, CNRS Research Director at the LAMSADE (Université Paris Dauphine/CNRS) and professor at the École polytechnique will organise a unique online experiment on Laprimaire.org and on Facebook. Instead of choosing a candidate, voters will be invited to rate each candidate on a common scale with six possible ratings ranging from «Very Good» to «Reject». There's only one round: the person with the best rating from most citizens will win the election. The vote is secured via blockchain technology, which enables data to be exchanged in a secure and anonymous way.