lesser of two evils 兩害取其輕

lesser of two evils
繁：兩害取其輕
简：两害取其轻

特首參選人、社民連立法會議員梁國雄表示，不認同部分民主派「兩害取其輕」策略，又質疑民主派支持建制派參選人違背原則。

【特首選戰】長毛不認同「兩害取其輕」　指支持曾俊華參選違背原則（2017年2月12日）。星島頭條網，取自 http://std.stheadline.com/daily/ceelection2017/news-detail.php?y=2017&r=336698

But would pan-dem support for Tsang legitimise a farcical election and undermine the camp’s claim to be the standard bearers for true democracy in the city, as Long Hair claims, or would such a move be a savvy acknowledgement of political reality in a choice between the lesser of two evils?

Congratulations to chief executive candidate John Tsang, the ‘lesser of two evils’? (2017, February 14). Hong Kong Free Press. Retrieved from https://www.hongkongfp.com/2017/02/14/congratulations-chief-executive-candidate-john-tsang-lesser-two-evils