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For more democratic elections

Amendment No. 5 | Doc. 13021 | 01 October 2012

Committee
Committee on Equality and Non-Discrimination
Origin
2012 - Fourth part-session
In the draft resolution, replace paragraph 8.1.5 with the following paragraph:

"opting for an electoral system which ensures that the final results are representative of the electorate in terms of political views, gender, geographic distribution and the existence of national and/or linguistic minorities".

Explanatory note

This amendment aims to clarify the original text. It also puts gender as the second element to be taken into account. It refers to national or linguistic minorities as, in civic states, their existence should be relevant in the design of the electoral system and not mere ethnicity.