[EM] Electoral reform in Poland: do away with proportional represenation

Olli Salmi olli.salmi at uusikaupunki.fi
Tue Mar 25 07:12:07 PST 2003


At 21:29 -0800 23.3.2003, Rob Lanphier wrote:
>According to the Warsaw Business Journal, there's a proposal on the 
>table to move away from proportional representation, and toward 
>single member districts elected by first-past-the-post. The article 
>cites the difficulty in reaching consensus under the current system 
>(which isn't surprising if they are relying on standard majoritarian 
>rule amongst the elected representatives).

It isn't surprising rather because they haven't had time to work out 
the modus vivendi yet. It takes time.

Olli Salmi



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