American democracy is going through turbulent times. The causes behind the country’s turmoil are many, but one important ...

The vote will "have no practical impact", said The Guardian, but "symbolically", this is "a victory for electoral reform campaigners". "Under PR systems the number of seats in parliament reflects ...

On September 25, the mayor of New York was indicted on criminal charges for the first time in the modern era. The charges marked the culmination of only one of four ongoing federal investigations into ...

In early 2004, the Law Commission of Canada issued a report recommending that the federal electoral system be changed to a mixed member system that allows for more proportional representation of ...

However, one may ask why until today, if it was appreciated, proportional representation has not been considered as the most suitable electoral system for our multiparty dispensation. President ...

Countries with Proportional Representation (PR) electoral system have more women in representative positions than those that practice majoritarian or first past the post electoral systems.

In a previous piece, the FW de Klerk Foundation set out the pros and cons of the three main different electoral system options available. Our country’s current proportional representation (PR ...