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Team of Eminent International Constitutional Experts to Study Electoral Reform |
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SADC Contribution – Mauritius |
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Wednesday, September 28, 2011 |
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Electronic and Mobile Government, Citizen Engagement, Internet Governance
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Mauritius |
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Sep 28, 2011 |
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The terms of reference of the team will be to make proposals for a reform of our electoral system with the following objectives:
- Effectiveness: an election should allow the emergence of a majority and it is for the electorate to choose the people by whom they wish to be governed;
- Equity: the proposals should address and correct the inordinate imbalances created by the First-Past-the-Post system which has frequently produced results which were grossly disproportionate to the share of votes obtained by the different parties;
- Diversity: the electoral system should ensure a fair representation of all the different components of the Mauritian population in Parliament; and
- Gender balance: the under representation of women in Parliament must be addressed. The proposals should aim to eventually move towards parity between men and women.
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Team of Eminent International Constitutional Experts to Study Electoral Reform In line with the Government Programme 2010-2015 the Prime Minister Dr Navin Ramgoolam GCSK FRCP has decided to constitute a team of eminent international constitutional experts to look into and make proposals for the reform of our electoral system The team which will be headed by Professor Guy Carcassonne French constitutional expert of international repute will comprise Professor Vernon Bogdanor Professor of Government at the Oxford University and Visiting Professor of Constitutional History at King’s College London and Dr Pere Vilanova Trias Professor of Political Science and Public Policy at the Department of Constitutional Law and Political Science at the University of Barcelona Spain The three experts have wide experience in electoral reforms and are frequently consulted by foreign governments and international organisations on constitutional issues
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