Hundreds of people have already signed an e-petition, launched in April, which aims for “greater and more equitable inclusion of Portuguese communities in political life,” one of the supporters, community council member Pedro Rupio, told Lusa. This petition aims to increase the current elected MPs from four to eight.
“Various simulations conducted indicate that the election of eight MPs through emigration would be a scenario that would have less impact on national constituencies,” he notes.
“In this case, there would be 222 deputies distributed in proportion to the number of voters in each of the 20 electoral districts of Portugal,” adds Pedro Rupio, who believes that such a distribution would not have “any impact on the eight districts with fewer deputies on the national territory.” . Areas with smaller populations will not lose elected deputies.” The main goal is to increase the participation of the Portuguese outside of Portugal in electoral acts.
Author: Miguel Alexander Ganan([email protected]) This Portuguese
Source: CM Jornal
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