Comments on: Iraq’s parliament gets bigger http://democraticpiece.com/2009/11/11/iraqs-parliament-gets-bigger/ Tentative conclusions on democracy & governance Thu, 11 Mar 2010 07:00:19 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9.2 hourly 1 By: Jack http://democraticpiece.com/2009/11/11/iraqs-parliament-gets-bigger/comment-page-1/#comment-4508 Jack Wed, 18 Nov 2009 18:39:47 +0000 http://democraticpiece.com/?p=1466#comment-4508 The short answer is that there were 45 compensatory seats last time, and there may be 16 this time. There seems to have been more talk about gender and group quotas, but I don't have specific information. But, as you know, everything is up in the air with the veto. The short answer is that there were 45 compensatory seats last time, and there may be 16 this time. There seems to have been more talk about gender and group quotas, but I don’t have specific information. But, as you know, everything is up in the air with the veto.

]]> By: MSS http://democraticpiece.com/2009/11/11/iraqs-parliament-gets-bigger/comment-page-1/#comment-4507 MSS Wed, 18 Nov 2009 17:15:08 +0000 http://democraticpiece.com/?p=1466#comment-4507 What is the distinction between seats "allocated nationally to minority groups and parties failing to meet governorate-level thresholds" and "compensatory seats"? Are the former no longer compensatory, as they were in the last parliamentary election? And if it REALLY is open list, I can't imagine how national or compensatory seats work. (Of course, with today's executive veto, it may be moot.) What is the distinction between seats “allocated nationally to minority groups and parties failing to meet governorate-level thresholds” and “compensatory seats”?

Are the former no longer compensatory, as they were in the last parliamentary election?

And if it REALLY is open list, I can’t imagine how national or compensatory seats work.

(Of course, with today’s executive veto, it may be moot.)

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