New electoral law introduced to parliament plenum
- Written by E.Tsiliopoulos
The new draft electoral law was introduced to the parliament plenary on Thursday. The draft law foresees the abolition of electoral reforms establishing simple proportional representation legislated by the previous SYRIZA government,
The draft bill provides that the party with most votes in the elections, provided it has received at least 25 pct of the vote, will get a "bonus" of additional seats that increase depending on its share of the vote. A bonus of 20 extra seats will be given to the top party if it gets at least 25 pct of valid votes cast, with the remaining 280 seats divided among the parties in proportion to their share of the vote.
The "bonus" will increase by one seat for every 0.5 pct of the vote above 25, to reach a maximum of 50 seats from parties that get 40 pct of the vote nationwide.
According to the schedule, MPs are to vote on the new draft law on Friday.
