A first-past-the-post voting system, in which a party can win a seat even if most voters disapprove of it, creates conditions ...

The Supreme Court on Tuesday fixed March 19 to hear a PIL challenging a provision of the Representation of the People Act, 1951, claiming it prevented voters from choosing the NOTA option in case of a ...

Lee Drutman explores the “two-party doom loop” of the U.S. political system and how proportional representation can break the ...

Backbenchers today urged ministers to be bold and reform the 'unrepresentative' voting system used for general elections.

Under the existing first-past-the-post system, voters select their preferred candidate and the candidate with the most votes wins.

A new electoral system in Canada could help curb polarization, ensure fairer representation and transform Canadian democracy ...

In New York City, a disgraced mayor and a discredited Democratic Party are creating potential openings for socialists. NYC ...

Prashant Kishor, founder of the Jan Suraaj Party, pledges to field 70 candidates from extremely backward classes in the Bihar assembly elections. Reflecting on Bihar's Mandal legacy, he emphasizes ...

Eveline Dowling in The Fulcrum: n the 2024 U.S. election, several states did not pass ballot initiatives to implement Ranked Choice Voting (RCV) despite strong majority support from voters under 65.

The two largest parties—the Nepali Congress and the CPN-UML—which are also ruling partners, have of late blamed the proportional representation (PR) electoral system for the presence of a large number ...

It added that the lower house should be based on majority representation while the upper house should be on proportional representation. It justified the proposal, saying the absence of an ...