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[–] [email protected] 5 points 3 weeks ago (3 children)

Something that's not on the list, and in my view should be, is either lowering the threshold for a party to enter parliament, or switching to a transferable vote for the party vote.

The current system makes it very difficult for another party to enter parliament, TOP have been trying for how long now?

[–] [email protected] 5 points 3 weeks ago

To me, this is critical must-have if the term is extended. Extending it without this is practically locking in the current parties.

[–] [email protected] 4 points 3 weeks ago

TOP have been trying since 2016, so three elections....

I voted for them each time. Evidence based policy, it really is what we need.

[–] [email protected] 4 points 3 weeks ago (1 children)

Oh yes, one of the recommendations from the review... 5... (10?) years ago, was to lower the threshold to 4%. That never happened for some reason.

[–] [email protected] 3 points 3 weeks ago

Don't want to put the ladder down.