Why Sierra Leone Should Retain the First Past the Post (FPTP) Constituency System

As Sierra Leone debates constitutional reform, one proposal deserves particularly careful consideration: whether the country should replace the First Past the Post (FPTP) constituency system with proportional representation (PR) for parliamentary elections. This debate should not be reduced to a contest between the APC and SLPP, or to calculations about which party might benefit at... The post Why Sierra Leone Should Retain the First Past the Post (FPTP) Constituency System first appeared on Democracy in Africa.

Why Sierra Leone Should Retain the First Past the Post (FPTP) Constituency System

As Sierra Leone debates constitutional reform, one proposal deserves particularly careful consideration: whether the country should replace the First Past the Post (FPTP) constituency system with proportional representation (PR) for parliamentary elections. This debate should not be reduced to a contest between the APC and SLPP, or to calculations about which party might benefit at...

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