2007/11/19, Kevin Venzke <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>: > > > I don't remember that it is possible for surplus transfers to go to > different parties.
According Brazilian law, parties of same coalition are counted as a single party. After elections, is not rare these parties to separate to opposite political sides. It was brought up in that discussion that the same electoral method works > well in Finland. I would guess the major difference is that Finland is > more > parliamentary, so it's more important to vote based on party and not just > individual. Some congressmen want a constitutional reform to restore a parliamentary system, but in two referenda, people voted for presidential one. Reducing district magnitude would probably help also, since it would have > the effect of increasing the proportion of elected candidates who actually > received a share of votes that is large enough to justify being elected. > (If it will continue to be the case that candidates on a party list have > little in common politically, then at least the individuals who are > elected > should be justifiable.) > > Some links on the subject: > http://aceproject.org/regions-en/jne/BR/case-studies/esy_br > http://countrystudies.us/brazil/100.htm > http://lasa.international.pitt.edu/LASA97/desposato.pdf Thanks. In this year, the Supreme Court resolved that party-switching can be punished by removal from office. _____________________________ Diego Renato dos Santos
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