By applying the proportional representation (PR) system, the representatives of small ethnic parties will have the right to enter the parliament, and the voters will get more opportunities and reduce the vote loss, said Union Election Commission (UEC) Chairman U Ko Ko.
He said in a discussion ceremony regarding the Proportional Representation (PR) system for the trainee officers from the pre-work capacity building training course No. (1/2024) opened by the Union Election Commission and the staff of Union Election Commission office employees held at the meeting hall of the Union Election Commission office on March 6.
U Ko Ko, Chairman of the Union Election Commission, said that since it is a multi-party democratic system, only representatives from the majority of the parties in the parliament will be able to do more for the benefit of the country. By applying the proportional representation system (PR), the weaknesses of the FPTP system will be reduced to a certain extent, and without the dominance of one party as in the past, parties will be able to gain representatives and enter parliament according to the proportion of votes they receive in the election. The representatives of small ethnic parties will also have the right to enter the Hluttaw. We will have the will of the voters and more opportunities and reduce the loss of wasted votes. Among the 193 member countries of the United Nations, there are 111 countries that use the proportional representation system.
In addition, as Myanmar will be using the PR system for the first time, all employees need to be familiar with the system. Regarding today's lectures, the UEC chairman said that all employees, including the trainees, should take serious notes and practice repeatedly until the election.
After that, U Than Soe, a member of the Union Election Commission, explained in detail about the proportional representation system (PR) through power point, and the participants and staff asked and discussed what they wanted to know, and then the ceremony was called off.
