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This problem is a property of the way elections are done. Take a look: https://youtu.be/s7tWHJfhiyo
There are alternative voting methods that can solve this. ("Ranked Pairs")[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ranked_pairs] and ("Schulze")[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Schulze_method] are my favorites, but ("Instant Runoff")[https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Instant-runoff_voting] would solve this problem as well.
Isn't that specifically about First Past the Post? (which is mainly only used in places that were once British)
In Brazil we use a 2-round system where, if no one gets the majority, the 2 most voted will run the second turn. And it leads to the same problem.