From Israel to Italy, proportional representation has empowered fringe parties and fuelled political instability. As Bangladesh advocates for reforms, political parties first need to have a look at ...

Ukraine and Russia’s dysfunctional democracies both share a common feature—their electoral systems use proportional representation (PR). Greece, Italy, Spain, and Portugal also use it. Proportional ...

Since the fall of the Awami League government in August last year, several political parties in Bangladesh have been calling for electoral reform, most notably the introduction of a proportional ...

We are in a moment of nervous, semi-panicked reflection about the health and prospects of the American political system. Take The Atlantic’s March essay, “America Is Not a Democracy.” It begins with ...

BNP Senior Joint Secretary General Ruhul Kabir Rizvi Ahmed said on Friday that suddenly some parties are talking about introducing a proportional representation (PR) system in the national election, ...

PR has not been used in Northern Ireland since 1921. During the interval, three elections to the Imperial Parliament and also some other elections have taken place, in all of which the electors voted ...

THE interim government’s reform drive, initiated last October through the formation of six commissions, has entered a crucial phase. These commissions — focusing on constitutional, electoral, judicial ...

There’s an increasing disconnect between those who want to run the country and the rest of us who merely live in it – and it seems to be making us more likely to call for a change to the way we choose ...

, Aug. 19 -- BNP Secretary General Mirza Fakhrul Islam Alamgir on Tuesday said their party will not accept the proportional representation (PR) system of election as the people of the country are not ...