Israel’s Upcoming Election Will be First Election Under a Modified Proportional Representation Threshold

By Richard Winger Israel will elect a new Knesset on March 17, 2015. This will be the first election in which a party needs 3.25% of the total vote cast instead of just 2% to earn seats in the body. The change was made in March 2013. Israel’s form of proportional representation has long been criticized on the(More)… …read more

Source:: http://www.ballot-access.org/2014/12/israels-upcoming-election-will-be-first-election-under-a-modified-proportional-representation-system/