Robertas Without doubt, STV-PR is likely to be the best voting system to deal with the problems you describe in Lithuania. STV-PR puts the power in the hands of the voters rather than in the hands of the parties. STV-PR encourages collaboration rather than fragmentation. STV-PR treats all candidates alike, party nominees or independents.
Interesting, reformers and opponents of reform are prepared to accept large districts for party list PR systems, but seems to think STV-PR must be implemented in small districts. This is nonsense. However, the law of diminishing returns applies to representation as districts are made progressively larger (elect more members together), so there is little practical advantage in having, say, 25-member districts with STV-PR. When STV-PR was re-introduced for local government elections in Northern Ireland in 1973, the minimum size was set at 4 members and the maximum size set at 8 members, with 5, 6 or to be regarded as the desirable number. When STV-PR was used to elect the Scottish Education Authorities in the 1920s, the districts returned from 3 members to 10 members. This flexibility was used to allow district boundaries to follow the boundaries of existing communities rather than dividing them artificially. I can supply lots more detail if you want. James ---- Election-methods mailing list - see http://electorama.com/em for list info