Mr. Furxheir, R.M.W. Group: admins (1791 posts total) (last post: November 24, 2007 - 15:07) Citizen #20: Martí- Paìr Furxhéir | > >
> > > I wonder if this restricts us (CoD members) in our quest for rules that may allow us to deal with vacant seats, which was the kind of by-elections that I was talking about.
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> > Yes, which is why I've gone forward with my "nomination and referendum plan" in the Chamber.
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> > > I wonder if it really make sense to conduct "by-elections" if a chamber of parliament is dissolved by the President; full-scale general elections might be a better solution, but that would mean that we give up on the fixed annual elections calendar.
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> > Well, that's exactly the thing. When the Constitution was being drafted M-P wanted the fixed elections calendar to be non-negotiable, but to leave provision for "by-elections" in between times. Certainly we can discuss this matter in the committee.
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> Wait a minute! Does it mean that if the President dissolve the Parlamînt earlier, the newly electiected parlamînt doesn't live 6 months but it's dissolved in may and in september as well??
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> I think this is a system neither fair nor democratic...
The reason for that is simple, it is to increase voter's participation by giving a FIXED date for elections.
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