Vaud electoral system –
The PLR fails to penalize small parties
The deputies refuse two proposals from the liberal-radical Philippe Miauton, including the elimination of relationships.
Published today at 8:20 p.m.
Philippe Miauton
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The Grand Council clearly refused on Tuesday to anchor in the Constitution the increase to 7% from a quorum currently of 5%. The PLR proposal aimed to increase the percentage of votes that a party must achieve in an election to hope to win a seat in parliament or benefit its allies. In the process, the liberal-radical deputy Philippe Miauton tried, also in vain, to remove the similarities to “bring more clarity to the electoral system”. However, for the majority of the plenum, it was a matter of “of an attack” against small political groups.
It is this percentage that electoral lists or groups of related lists must obtain to be allocated seats.
Simone Honegger joined the Vaud section since August 2021. Previously, she worked at LFM radio and spent four years in Bern covering federal politics for French-speaking regional radio stations. More info
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