Sometimes democracy works in a funny way. The musical
chair for Goa CM's post has been a hot political
subject for many years. Our cycle of CMs makes Goa a
ridicule.
As I write from Canada, i just came across a pamphlet
that says that there will be a referendum on voting on
oct 10. it says, "it's time to make democracy better."
under this electoral reform, there will be one ballot,
two votes. the new system will be simple and sensible.
you will still vote for your preferred local candidate
just as you do now. in addition, you will also cast a
second vote for your preferred political party. the
share of these votes that each party wins will
determine its overall share of seats in the
legislature.
as per the current system, for example, a winning
party might get only 40 [ercent of the votes, it
receives 60 mpercent of the seats. this gives its
leaders 100 percent of the power.
the government recently authorized the creation of a
Citizens' Assembly on Electoral Reform to make a
recommendation on the best voting sytem. after 7
months of study, this Mixed Member Proportional (MMP)
system will give Ontario votes the best of both
worlds.
eugene
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