A Review of the Libyan Legislator's Position on the Majority System and the Proportional Representation System in Legislative Council Elections
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Proportional, Relative Majority, Absolute Majority, Majority System, Electoral Systems Representation System.Abstract
In this study، I analyzed the majority system and the proportional representation system in elections and the position of the Libyan legislator towards them. The study aimed to investigate the effects of adopting one of these two systems in relation to achieving a set of goals، the most important of which are political stability، fair representation of the popular will، and the size of popular participation. It became clear to us that the majority system leads to the priority of achieving the goal of political stability، forming an effective ruling authority، over the goal of fair representation and increasing the size of popular participation، unlike the proportional representation system، which often leads to the distribution of seats in elected councils to all political spectrums in a fair manner according to the number of votes obtained. The study also concluded that adopting the single non-transferable vote system in the electoral system leads to the dispersion of votes supporting the party or the political entity، as well as some candidates obtaining seats with a small number of votes as a result of their concentration on some candidates. The study also addressed the position of the Libyan legislator on the departure from the list system in favor of the individual system، which in turn led to the adoption of the majority system in the House of Representatives elections، which led to a decline in the role of parties in political life، and was negatively reflected in the size of popular participation in the House elections. The study recommended the necessity of adopting a mixed electoral system that combines the two systems according to the single transferable vote system
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