<html><body><div>Dear all,<br>excuse my bad English.<br></div><div><br></div>Can the principle that <i>if party "A" gets more votes than party "B" then party "A" must not get fewer mandates than party "B"</i> be considered a defining characteristic of a proportional electoral system?<div><br></div><div>Thank you for your opinions.<br></div><div><br></div><div>Best regards<br><br>Luděk Belán<br></div><div><br></div></body></html>