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Expert: It is necessary to switch to another electoral system. At least 100-120 single-member constituencies

These types of electoral systems - low threshold and proportional lists - are good for stable societies

Oct 30, 2024 20:06 19

Expert: It is necessary to switch to another electoral system. At least 100-120 single-member constituencies  - 1

There should be a shift to another electoral system that sharply increases the natural results of the major parties, maybe a slight increase in the threshold for entering the parliament, but not up to 8%, but 5-6%.

Electoral expert Stoil Stoilov expressed this opinion to BNR and clarified that his reasoning is in the direction of a mixed electoral system:

"With this electoral system that we have now, we produce a poll of which interests are represented to what extent in Parliament, but we are unable to consolidate those interests so as to produce a government that for a certain period of time will govern the country.

These types of electoral systems - low threshold and proportional lists - are good for stable societies where there is a high degree of tolerance and no opposition. Then all interests are represented in the field of the parliament, so that we don't fight in the streets, possibly".

According to Stoilov, the presence of preferences in the lists of political formations is not enough to "ventilate the parties, and they remained closed party monarchies":

"At least 100-120 single-mandate constituencies, which will force the parties to nominate quality people, will have a healing effect on the way we choose the composition of the National Assembly,", explained the specialist.

Regarding the case study with "Majesty" the election expert was adamant that the legal procedure should be followed and if they believe that they are damaged and have evidence of this, to turn to the Constitutional Court with a request to cancel the entire election or individual electoral sections, according to the evidence with which have.

Stoilov also said that when re-processing the protocols, the CEC does not open the bags with ballots, but works with the protocols:

"When there is a discrepancy in the numbers, they start reading which number from the protocol was entered correctly. The same document is entered by two people and compared for human error.