"IRV succeeds, I believe, in striking a balance between the two somewhat conflicting aims of ensuring that a candidate has majority support ( a candidate does not win with a minority of the vote because the opposition is split) and preventing dominance by candidates/parties who position themselves in the centre."
But, again, the opposition is split and therefore should not win because they have a minority of the vote as well.
So, since everyone has a minority, who should win?
The option with the largest minority?
That would seem to be what Plurality does already.
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