PRI looks to change nation’s way of electing its lawmakers
Proportional representation, or PR, the electoral system that seeks to create a representative body that reflects the overall distribution of public support for each political party, is anathema to many politicians in democratic nations such as the United States, Canada and the United Kingdom. A major argument against PR, they say, is that it produces weak governments. However, there are dozens of other countries – including Mexico – that incorporate PR into their electoral processes under the argument that it’s a fairer system for all parties involved.
Citizens in all 125 of Jalisco’s municipalities are to be polled on whether they believe marijuana use should be decriminalized.