Coalition builder

Vanuatu is going through yet another round of the find-the-numbers game. In the spirit of fun and learning, we offer this useful tool to allow would-be politicians to keep track, and maybe, just for fun, to build your own coalition.

Just drag and drop the parties and MPs you think can work best together, and see how the numbers work out. Can you build a coalition that will endure? It’s not as easy as it looks….

Enjoy!

This article was written by

Dan McGarry

http://www.imagicity.com

Dan McGarry is chief technologist at the Pacific Insititute of Public Policy. He has worked in the Pacific for over a decade now, assisting in numerous capacities in the development of ICTs in Vanuatu and the Pacific. He has extensive experience in technology policy formulation and implementation as well as in traditional and new media. He still writes software.

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