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www.independent.co.uk
11 months ago
Berlin

German opposition party launches legal challenge to reform meant to shrink parliament

A German opposition party on Wednesday launched a legal challenge against an electoral reform designed to reduce the size of the country's increasingly bloated parliament.The Barvarian center-right Christian Social Union is one of two opposition parties that have been vehemently critical of the legislation, which lawmakers approved in March, and see their future place in parliament at risk.
the Guardian
1 year ago
UK politics

Why is Labour ignoring its own members on electoral reform? | Polly Toynbee

They will grub up any phoney distraction - and a Labour manifesto pledge to reform the voting system might just fit the bill.But the right nearly always wins under the current first-past-the-post system because the centre and centre-left vote has been fatally split ever since the rising Labour party failed to kill off the remnant of the old Liberals.The political scientist Sir John Curtice says the system is now more biased towards the Conservatives than at any time since the 1950s, when Labour on its own outpolled them but lost.
the Guardian
1 year ago
UK politics

Fairer contests, better outcomes: Labour stands to gain from electoral reform

Electoral reform is on the agenda again.
moreyears
www.cbc.ca
11 months ago
Toronto

'The worst possible system:' Critics call for reforms to Toronto's mayoral election | CBC News

When Torontonians enter the polling booth on June 26 to elect a new mayor, they will stare down a ballot with 102 candidates before marking a single vote.Whoever gets the most votes wins, regardless of their share of the overall ballots cast.With more than half a dozen high profile candidates in the packed field, city hall watchers say the next mayor of Canada's most populous city could be elected with less than a third of the popular vote.
people
www.independent.co.uk
1 year ago
UK news

Burnham says Labour government should reverse 1p income tax cut and reimpose 45p rate

Andy Burnham has said a future Labour government should reverse the 1p income tax cut and bring back the 45p rate, in a challenge to party leader Sir Keir Starmer.
the Guardian
1 year ago
UK politics

Keir Starmer vows to reinstate top tax band for earners over 150k

Keir Starmer has vowed to reinstate the top tax band for those earning over £150,000 while keeping the planned cut in the basic rate of income tax, minutes after a senior Labour figure said both should be restored.
The Independent
1 year ago
UK news

Keir Starmer unveils 29bn Labour plan to freeze energy price cap

Labour leader Sir Keir Starmer has unveiled his plan to freeze the energy price cap, vowing that his party "wouldn't let people pay a penny more" on their gas and electricity bills this winter.
the Guardian
1 year ago
UK politics

Electoral reform group seeks 1m to back MPs who can beat Tories

A grassroots campaign is hoping to raise £1m to bring more supporters of electoral reform to the Commons at the next general election.
www.cbc.ca
1 year ago
Toronto

'A clear crisis': Ontario election result prompts renewed calls for electoral reform | CBC News

Advocacy groups are renewing calls for electoral reform in Ontario after Doug Ford's Progressive Conservatives were re-elected with another majority last week despite historically low voter turnout and most voters casting ballots for other parties though experts say it's likely a non-starter.
morepeople
www.dw.com
19 hours ago
France politics

New Caledonia: French forces clear roadblocks to airport DW 05/19/2024

France deploys security forces in New Caledonia to restore order following riots over electoral reform, impacting travel with flight suspensions. [ more ]
www.dw.com
3 days ago
France politics

New Caledonia state of emergency comes into effect DW 05/16/2024

New Caledonia experiences riots over electoral reform imposed by France, prompting a state of emergency and concerns over Indigenous Kanak peoples' vote influence. [ more ]
BBC News
1 year ago
UK politics

Starmer accused of acting like a monarch in PR row

Ex-shadow chancellor John McDonnell criticises Labour's leader in a rift over electoral reform.
the Guardian
1 year ago
UK politics

Tory party's lurch to right 'painful' to watch, says Rory Stewart

Former Foreign Office minister Rory Stewart has said he has found it "painful" to watch the Conservative party "lurch to the right", arguing that electoral reform is the only way to plug a "gaping hole in the middle of British politics".
Toronto
1 year ago
Toronto

Ontario election result prompts renewed calls for electoral reform

Advocacy groups are renewing calls for electoral reform after a historically low voter turnout in Ontario.
Chicago Tribune
2 years ago
Chicago

Carvana development hits the brakes in Skokie at same time car seller lays off 2,500

Carvana, the company known for selling used cars out of glass tower buildings, has run into legal and financial roadblocks that cast uncertainty on its plans to build in Skokie.
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