Demonstrators hold placards reading ‘We don’t need a re-election’ during a protest against the military coup in Yangon on February 26 (EPA-EFE)
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Min Aung Hlaing says electoral change is ‘necessary,’ and touts the adoption of a form of Proportional Representation in elections held under his coup regime
Anti-coup protesters are seen raising flags representing the NLD and holding placards condemning Min Aung Hlaing in Yangon in February (EPA-EFE)
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Myanmar’s army chief said on Monday that he is considering changing the country’s electoral system from the existing majoritarian model and toward a form of Proportional Representation (PR).
Snr-Gen Min Aung Hlaing, who ousted the country’s elected civilian administration in a coup on February 1, made the remarks during a meeting in Naypyitaw with members of his military council, according to state-run media.
In accordance with the country’s military-drafted 2008 Constitution, Myanmar currently uses First Past the Post (FPTP), a system in which the candidate who receives the most votes is the winner of the parliamentary seat in question.
Min Aung Hlaing said that the PR system would be “all-inclusive” and allow for constituents’ voices to be better represented.
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