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electoral reform
February 11, 2017, 4:11 pm
Policeman killed, dozens hurt in Baghdad anti-government protests
Security forces use live fire, tear gas to disperse crowds in Iraqi capital as al-Sadr loyalists demand election reform
By
Qassim Abdul-Zahra
December 18, 2016, 6:08 pm
Electoral College, archaic and unloved, set to anoint Trump
Institution the president-elect once called 'a disaster for a democracy' is all but certain to select him on Monday
By
Jerome Cartillier
November 13, 2016, 2:17 am
Clinton’s popular vote lead sparks some calls for reform
Outsized influence of battleground states raises 'the question of how democratic our system is,' says one expert
By
Anne Renaut
October 30, 2016, 3:30 am
The election’s just beginning on Election Day
America's complicated, and some say convoluted, Electoral College process will only officially pick the president on Jan. 6
By
MARY CLARE JALONICK
March 9, 2015, 10:05 am
Poll shows most Jewish Israelis against unity government
Rumors continue to emerge about a possible pact between rivals Netanyahu and Herzog, but the idea is not popular
By
Lazar Berman
March 8, 2015, 11:02 pm
In case of election tie, president set to push unity government
Rivlin reportedly wants two major parties to partner, advance legislation on electoral reform, if there is no clear winner on March 17
By
Avi Lewis
January 5, 2015, 9:38 pm
Netanyahu derides Herzog, Livni as too weak to protect Israel
At event to introduce Likud's Knesset list, PM also promises reforms to guarantee 4-year governments, stabilize Israeli politics
By
Lazar Berman
January 5, 2015, 6:46 pm
Netanyahu seeks reforms to stabilize Israeli governance
At Likud event, PM to announce initiative to change situation wherein average government serves less than half its allotted term
By
Haviv Rettig Gur
October 12, 2014, 2:22 pm
Facing extinction, Israel’s Arab parties move toward unity… and growth
A raised Knesset 'threshold' means all three Arab parties could disappear in the next elections. But running together, they could win unprecedented support. Their leaders are doing the math
By
Haviv Rettig Gur
March 7, 2014, 12:17 pm
Knesset schedules marathon votes next week on key bills
In just four days, lawmakers to debate and cast final votes on Haredi draft, electoral threshold, peace referendum
By
Haviv Rettig Gur
August 8, 2013, 12:40 pm
Hatnua demands that electoral threshold rise be gradual
Party’s call for a two-stage hike, to 3% and then 4% across separate elections, pits it against larger coalition partners
By
Haviv Rettig Gur
August 1, 2013, 5:30 pm
For Arab voters, a boon in disguise
Why a government plan to increase the electoral threshold, blasted as ‘racist’ by Arab parties, might be the best news Israel's Arab citizens have heard in a long time
By
Haviv Rettig Gur
July 29, 2013, 3:24 am
Knesset committee votes to raise electoral threshold to 4%
Opposition's Arab and ultra-Orthodox parties attack proposal, saying it's hypocritical and anti-democratic
By
Michal Shmulovich
and
Asher Zeiger
July 14, 2013, 2:41 pm
Major electoral reform bill delayed by Hatnua concerns
Party's faction chair objects to clauses that would make it harder to topple sitting government, saying, ‘What’s so urgent?’
By
Haviv Rettig Gur
July 3, 2013, 5:04 pm
Bill to increase electoral threshold passes preliminary vote
60 MKs back new legislation that also limits cabinet size, changes requirements for no-confidence motions; opposition members walk out
By
Haviv Rettig Gur
and
TOI staff
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