He said a system with 18 constituencies that would send two strong political parties to parliament would be the most advantageous for the CSSD. This would, however, probably mean the elimination of small political entities, Paroubek said. "The interests of a party are Shock defeat for Brown's Labour in Scotland ...
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That is why I would rather prefer the strengthening of the plurality system," Paroubek said. He added his party does not support the introduction of a bonus for the election winner coined by the strongest party, the Civic Democrats (ODS), as a means to ensure a stable government. The proportional system applied in the Czech Republic now produces rather weak government coalitions. The Czech government is to soon discuss a change in the election law on the basis of several variants worked out by the Justice Ministry. The authorities sought inspiration for the proposal in the election systems of other European countries. They offer six variants: the Scottish, Greek, Polish, Italian and Dutch and a "hard" bonus. The "hard" bonus variant gives the election winner an extra several percent of the vote.
(Ceske Noviny)
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