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Forum parliamentary elections a new quality "

The author: Artuurs Date: March - 16 - 2009

The forum attended by 70 participants. The Forum's objective was to analyze the public and the politicians will have already accepted the exchange parliamentary election law, which prohibits members to submit candidates for more than one electoral district, which would give the next two Electoral Reform Society (yet) the proposed modification.

February's SKDS poll shows that an overwhelming share of voters in favor of this first amendment adopted by the Parliament - 64% support the law change, 21% can not say, and only 15% do not support. This indicates that members of the Parliament is on track to build closer ties with voters.

As the next steps in further calls on the 5 to split into smaller electoral districts, the creation of Latvia 14 electoral districts, and determine that a voter can only vote in the constituency in which he declared to his residence.

STILL board chairman Valdis Liepins's presentation showed that fewer candidates for district voters to give better opportunities to evaluate candidates and deputies. In turn, members would have better opportunities to manage their area, learn about the area's voters and reach them. Voters know what they represent in Parliament, and members - what they represent. Would improve opportunities for constructive dialogue, building up direct competition between the parties and parliamentarians, as well as voters in a better position to be held liable for the promise neturēšanu, behavior, and voting in Parliament.

STILL a member of the Board of Andris Rimsha turned the key reasons why our work should be provided for the voter, as well as local and European elections, may vote only for their lives piederīgajā polling station. This change will ensure voter equality principle of the Constitution mandates the calculation, avoiding the crushing stamp the passport, which violates the constitutional provision (article 6). That parliamentary elections are secret. This will eliminate the possibility of political struggle to include voter organizing transportation to the more negative the impact of the breakdown into smaller electoral districts.

Examining the possibilities of such a change would give voters a public policy PROVIDUS director Vita Anda Steel invited to mix with the potential liability. STILL proposed improvements to the Saeima Election Law will give the public greater opportunities to engage in political activity, organizing a more efficient electoral meetings with politicians, as well as between the elections to reach out and ask the members of their responsibility for their words and deeds. The public facilities shall be given - they must be!

In turn, Dr. politologs. Ivars IJAB stressed that in implementing these changes, the parties would be beneficial for regional leaders lists. Larger lots have now been a wide number of members throughout Latvia, but the smaller lots will have to seek support for themselves within the regions, since it is no longer possible in several areas of simultaneously impose its own locomotives, which retracted behind the Saeima "toxic Members", as Dr. IJAB traitress them.

info: lv.lv

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