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Latest comment: 7 years ago3 comments3 people in discussion
This article only discusses explicit/legal thresholds, and doesn't mention effective/natural/implicit thresholds – except for the last sentence of the introduction, but it's not even that clear. I think this should be included, it's an important aspect of a proportional representation system. In Switzerland, it has been the subject of several supreme court decisions. I'll see if I have some time myself in the future to include this in the article; meanwhile, if somebody else feels like expanding it go ahead. --Novarupta (talk) 12:15, 13 October 2016 (UTC)Reply
Latest comment: 1 year ago4 comments2 people in discussion
1. I believe the electoral threshold is currently at None, since the law changing it to 3.5% (vote on 3 May 2022) [1] is currently not in effect (Council did not vote on this law).
My edit [2] was reverted. Sjö what do you think is the current electoral threshold?
I believe that the link I gave when I reverted your edit gives the current rules. The threshold can best be described as "various" since they are up to the nations to decide, within the 5% limit. The section "Arrangements subject to national provisions" (A) gives an overview of this. So I think that it would be best to say it is "various" with a note saying something along the lines of "thresholds are set by the member states but may not exceed 5%". Sjö (talk) 07:52, 27 August 2022 (UTC)Reply
Latest comment: 4 months ago9 comments3 people in discussion
Proposing splitting by continent (Africa, Asia, Europe, Latin America) Currently is European countries and Non-European countries. Change as seen in Electoral_threshold&oldid=1208425782 HudecEmil (talk) 14:18, 17 February 2024 (UTC)Reply
I have no objection to that, but, please keep in mind that most members of the Council of Europe are often categorized with "Europe" in politics related articles as these countries often adhere to CoE guidelines and recommendations (especially when it comes to elections). I support splitting into continents, but all CoE member states (Which includes Cyprus, Georgia, Armenia, and Turkey), plus Russia & Belarus, should be kept with Europe. Archives908 (talk) 14:34, 17 February 2024 (UTC)Reply
It seem splitting among any boundary is arbitrary, including the current split Europe/non-European where Armenia, Georgia and Turkey can belong to both. Now I propose merging Europe/non-European into one table, anyone disagree? HudecEmil (talk) 15:38, 18 February 2024 (UTC)Reply