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The system in Romania is sometimes called a modified mixed-member proportional system but this can be considered as a proportional system in multi-member constituencies with compensation, which is the most obvious classification of the Danish system. Regardless of the name of the overall system, the common feature is that voters vote always for individual candidates in Romania, whereas it is an option in Denmark. If a voter gives an individual vote in Denmark, he/she gives it to a candidate in a nomination district. In many ways, it will appear to be a single-member district election, but the candidate performing well in the district will only win the seat if the party is entitled to a seat in that multi-member constituency and if the candidate is doing better than the party’s candidates in other nomination districts. For example, the largest party may have the candidate with the highest number of votes in all nomination districts but the proportional share of the votes for the party will decide how many of these will be elected.