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Electoral Systems and the Promotion of Human Rights: A Comparative Study
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Which electoral system is designed to produce proportional representation, where the number of seats a party wins is roughly proportional to the number of votes it receives?
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Mixed-member proportional representation
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Mixed-member proportional representation (MMP) combines elements of both first-past-the-post and proportional representation systems. It is designed to ensure that parties receive a number of seats that is roughly proportional to the number of votes they receive.