The lower house of parliament decided on Friday that a “firstpastthepost” (FPTP) voting system is best suited to Burma. The decision was made after Burma’s Constitutional Tribunal announced its opinion that all other electoral systems proposed by the Electoral System Review Commissionincluding proportional representation (PR)were inconsistent with the Constitution. Min Thu, a National League for Democracy…

Last week, I made a case for replacing the current electoral system with a proportional representation system and this is a follow-up that explains the various electoral system options used elsewhere in the world. Electoral systems are grouped according to how they translate votes won into electoral seats (parliamentary or local council) won. Uganda’s current electoral…

Burma’s parliament began its muchanticipated debate on whether to amend the 2008 Constitution on Thursday. The debate is expected to focus on the findings of two parliamentary committees, the Joint Parliamentary Constitution Review Committee and the Committee for Implementation of 2008 Constitution Amendment. During Thursday’s debate, MPs from the opposition National League for Democracy (NLD) and…