NEW WESTERN ATLANTIC - King United Dark Republic has privately been considering electoral reform for weeks, and has now publicly mentioned it on Discord. The specifics of his proposal include expanding parliament, shortening length of a Senator's term, abolition of two separate classes, and the revision of proportional seat allocation.
According to His Majesty, expanding the Senate has yet to be decided, but he did state that he foresees a 30-person legislature becoming a reality in the near future. Whether that will be by the end of the month, end of the year, or in 2019 is to be determined. When it expands, it will allow for smaller parties to obtain a seat more easily than the current methodology. Shortening the length of a Senator's term is not something that His Majesty has actively called for, and he admits that he does not necessarily want this to become a reality, but that he may have no other choice. This is because the Atlantican Constitution requires a legislative election to occur every three months, and if classes I and II are merged, then they would be forced to be up for election at the same time. This would effectively halve the term length of a Senator to three months, down from six. Revising the proportional seat allocation has been at the top of the priority list. If implemented, this would alter how seats are distributed. If the Senate were to house 30 members, then 25 would be elected purely based on popular vote, meaning that every 4% would guarantee a seat (100/25 = 4). The other five seats would also be determined by the people's vote, but in an alternative way. Those five would be divided among the top-two finishers in an election, effectively providing an incentive for parties to place first or second, and thus rewarding them. Finer details have yet to be ironed out in His Majesty's electoral reform, but these are the primary objectives and details we know so far.
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