With the focus on Israeli elections, and their murky outcomes, little attention is being paid to the Palestinian vote scheduled for May 22. Could this election -- unlike, apparently, reent Israeli elections -- turn out to be significant for the future of the Israeli-Palestinian conflict?
This time, they are using nationwide proportional representation (like Israel!), aren't they? In 2006, it was a very funky and highly majoritarian mixed-member system, which turned Hamas's 44-41% lead in the party vote over Fatah into about 3/5 of the seats.
This time, they are using nationwide proportional representation (like Israel!), aren't they? In 2006, it was a very funky and highly majoritarian mixed-member system, which turned Hamas's 44-41% lead in the party vote over Fatah into about 3/5 of the seats.