31. The formula, quietly changed from an earlier calculation, favors the party getting the most votes in any particular province. 32. The party claims that the election rules favored multiethnic parties, rather than parties devoted to a single group, such as the HDZ. 33. The new calculating method favors the party getting the most votes in a given province. 34. The newer method favors the party winning the most seats in any given district. 35. The president is not required to favor parties that have signed a coalition agreement. 36. The voting system will favor smaller parties, which will weaken the popular Democrats. 37. They said the banning of several opposition parties and muzzling of the press greatly favored pro-government parties. 38. They said Mugabe changed electoral laws to favor his party and said that dead people were listed on the rolls as having voted. 39. At issue is the number of seats to be decided by proportional representation -- a voting system that favors small parties. |