On Dec 23, government coalition parties submitted to parliament draft amendments to two organic laws on the election to reflect recent changes to the electoral system — a move which will pave the way for the next general election.
The changes, which were royally endorsed and published in the Royal Gazette on Nov 21, effectively restored the two-ballot voting system, which had been replaced with the single-ballot system in the 2019 general election.
Two ballots will once again be used in national polls — one for choosing a constituency MP and the other for list MP.
The changes also altered the future composition of the House — with the number of constituency MPs increasing from 350 to 400, while the number of list MPs falls from 150 to 100.
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