Wed, Apr 15, 2015, 12:23 pm SL Time, ColomboPage News Desk, Sri Lanka. Apr 15, Colombo: Sri Lankan government Minister and Cabinet Spokesperson, Dr. Rajitha Senaratne has said that one of the main parties of government Sri Lanka Freedom Party agreed to a mixed electoral system for the upcoming parliamentary elections.
Under the mixed electoral system that the party has agreed, 165 Members of Parliament will be elected under the first-past-the post system and 85 will be elected under proportional representation system while 25 MPS will be selected from national list.
The Minister told the BBC Sandeshaya that during a discussion earlier, the Election Commissioner had proposed several alternatives for an electoral system but this is the only system which could be used without redrawing the electoral map.
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Under the mixed electoral system that the party has agreed, 165 Members of Parliament will be elected under the first-past-the post system and 85 will be elected under proportional representation system while 25 MPS will be selected from national list.
The Minister told the BBC Sandeshaya that during a discussion earlier, the Election Commissioner had proposed several alternatives for an electoral system but this is the only system which could be used without redrawing the electoral map.
more and source: http://ift.tt/1b3qDhO
Sri Lanka government party agrees to a mixed electoral system for next election
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