A feudal electoral system
The Magna Carta, or the "Charter of Liberties", limiting the King's power and strengthening the rights of nobles was agreed to by King John at Runnymede near London on June…
Electoral systems
Pakistan follows an electoral system known as the ‘First-Past-The-Post (FPTP)’ system. Under this system, the leading political party may secure less than 50 percent of the votes and still manage…
A feudal electoral system
The Magna Carta, or the "Charter of Liberties", limiting the King's power and strengthening the rights of nobles was agreed to by King John at Runnymede near London on June…
A feudal electoral system
The Magna Carta, or the "Charter of Liberties", limiting the King's power and strengthening the rights of nobles was agreed to by King John at Runnymede near London on June…
Faults of the electoral system
THE decisions of the two election tribunals hearing poll petitions on the NA-122, Lahore-V and NA-154, Lodhran-I constituencies were announced in quick succession last month. They have raised much political…
The worst electoral system
At a press conference in Lahore on December 11, Planning Minister Ahsan Iqbal asked Imran to send his party’s representatives to the parliamentary committee on electoral reforms which was set…
Caretaker system’s future
THE national sentiment seems to be strongly opposed to the continuation of the current constitutional arrangement of appointing caretaker governments at the federal and provincial level when the legislatures are…
Shock to the system
SHOCKED millions glued to their TV screens saw a three-hour Bollywood-type political thriller unfold before their eyes on the evening of April 9. An intense day-long struggle in the National…
Seshan’s electoral reforms
Liberia’s presidential election of 1927 saw incumbent president Charles King garnering 234,000 against 9,000 votes. It would have been a remarkable victory but for a glaring faux pas. At that…
Saving the electoral process
The election process, which represents the people's collective voice and will, is the cornerstone of democracy. It stands for the essential idea that every person has the right to influence…
