Proportional Representation
In Sunday's House of Representatives election, Japan's Liberal Democratic Party (LDP) faced a rare situation in the proportional representation segment. Despite securing votes for 81 seats, a shortage of candidates led to ceding 14 seats to other parties. Such occurrences are uncommon in past elections.
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Around 60 political figures, historians, and political scientists have called for introducing proportional representation in legislative elections before the 2027 presidential vote, in a tribune published in La Tribune on February 8. Signatories include former President François Hollande, former Prime Ministers Elisabeth Borne and Bernard Cazeneuve, as well as ecologist and socialist leaders. They argue that the current majoritarian system hinders democracy and boosts the far right.