Naked Democracy
Wednesday, July 27, 2011
THERE is nothing unusual in the three largest parties—Democrats, Golkar and the Indonesian Democratic Party of Struggle (PDI-P)—agreeing to an increase in the share of votes needed to enter the legislature. Raising this parliamentary threshold clearly benefits larger parties as there would be less political competition. Although there is as yet no agreement on the threshold, it is certain that following the next elections, there will be fewer
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