3 Amendments of Sven GIEGOLD related to 2015/2035(INL)
Amendment 61 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital M a (new)
Recital M a (new)
Ma. whereas elections in constituencies which comprise one seat imply a de facto majoritarian system, and whereas the establishment of constituencies which comprise a very limited number of seats is affecting the proportional nature of the voting system;
Amendment 149 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 4 a (new)
Paragraph 4 a (new)
4a. Suggests that constituencies established by Member States should comprise not less than 10 % of the total number of seats allocated to the Member State concerned and that, for constituencies comprising fewer than 26 seats, a mechanism for the adjustment of seats be set up at national level in order to guarantee the proportional nature of the voting system;
Amendment 223 #
Article 2
1. In accordance with its specific national situation, each Member State may establish constituencies for elections to the European Parliament or subdivide its electoral area in a different manner, without generally affecting the proportional nature of the voting system. 2. Constituencies shall not comprise fewer than 10 % of the total number of seats allocated to the Member State in which they are situated. 3. For constituencies in which the list system is used and which comprise fewer than 26 seats, a mechanism for the adjustment of seats shall be put in place at national level, to be governed in each Member State concerned by its national provisions.