2015 Elections Contributor Lead Story News
Election 2015: the shape of polls to come
As Burma warms up for its hotly anticipated election, what part will the country’s new voting system play?
Tagged: first past the post
Elections Lead Story News Parliament
Lower House rejects PR system
The lower house of parliament decides to continue using the “first-past-the-post” (FPTP) voting system in future elections.
Elections Lead Story News Parliament
NLD rejects hybrid voting system
During a parliamentary debate today the NLD reiterated its opposition to any voting system which incorporates elements of proportional representation.
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2015 Elections Lead Story News Politics
PR, FPTP or five other electoral systems: Shwe Mann
Lower house speaker calls for parliamentary commission to submit at least seven options for electoral systems – including proportional representation and first-past-the-post – that could be suitable to Burma.
Ethnic issues Lead Story News Politics
Parliament approves vote, sans ethnic MPs, to debate new electoral system
Burma’s lower house accepted a proposal to formally debate changing the current electoral system to a proportional representation (PR) system.
