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Brief Profiles of Countries, EMB’s and Partner Organisations of A-WEB

S. Country Body System Seats per District Total seats Threshold
No.

President FPTP
Chamber of Deputies Multi-member constituencies 1-19 80
71 Paraguay
Closed-list Proportional
Senate Representation 45 45
System
President Two-round system
72 Peru Congress of the open list proportional
Republic representation 1-35 130
President FPTP
2%; parties with
less than 2% of
the vote may win
House of Closed List Proportional
73 Philippines 230 seats if the list
Representatives Representation
seats haven’t
been completely
distributed.
Senate Bloc voting 12 / 1 24
President Two-round system
5% (8% for
74 Poland Sejm Party list PR: D’Hondt method 7–19 460 coalitions, 0% for
national minorities)
Senate FPTP 1 100
President Two-round system
75 Portugal Assembly of the Party list PR: Closed lists: D’Hondt
Republic method 2–48 230
Senate Popular Vote 27
76 Puerto Rico House of
Representatives Popular Vote 51
President Two-round system

358 (out of
which 18
seats for 5% on national level
Party list PR: Closed lists: D’Hondt 4–29 + 1 seat for each the national or 20% in at least
Chamber of Deputies 4 constituencies
method national minority minorities,
4 for the (parties), 8-10%
77 Romania (coalitions)
Romanians
living abroad)
136 (out 5% on national level
of which 2 or 20% in at least
Party list PR: Closed lists: D’Hondt
Senate 2–13 seats for the 4 constituencies
method
Romanians (parties), 8-10%
living abroad) (coalitions)
President majoritarian
78 Russia
State Duma mixed 1, 225 450 5%

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