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Murcia UPyD spokesman Ruben Juan Serna, will present at the next full council the need to leave for next legislative approval of any reform of regional or local electoral law "in order to remove at least one year celebration reform of regional and municipal elections ", as the Council of Europe recommended, as they should have" the greatest possible consensus among political forces "

The spokesman for Progress and Democracy Union in the city of Murcia, Juan Ruben Serna, will present at the next full council the need to leave for next legislative approval of any reform of regional or local electoral law "in order to remove at least reform one year holding regional and municipal elections. "

Serna stated that "the elementary democratic prudence this separation," so we believe very necessary that the Popular Party follow the recommendation of the Council of Europe in this regard, "since the reforms concerning the different electoral system must be" the greatest possible consensus among political forces "and not carry them out" alone and unilaterally. "

UPyD Murcia and expressed their rejection to the announcement expressed by central and regional governments, both the PP, to reform the system of election of mayors on the one hand, to give an absolute majority that reaches 40 percent of the vote, and Executive Alberto Garre, to increase the number of regional divisions from five to seven, "violating the proportionality of votes to create a law of majorities."

Given both proposals, training magenta insists its proposals that were already included in regional and local electoral programs of 2011 to reform electoral laws.

UPyD raises the direct election of mayors but double round, accompanied by further reforms to redefine the powers of the former mayors and town meetings.

Regarding the Electoral Law of the Region of Murcia, Serna remarks that "a new law aimed at improving the equality of citizens should establish a more proportional electoral system, with lower entry barriers, improving the representativeness of the results and thus encourage the pluralism and political participation of citizens. "

Other measures should include reducing the minimum percentage to obtain seats in the regional assembly, from 5 percent to 3 percent, the elimination of the five districts currently in force, being reduced to a single constituency for all Murcia or the establishment of a system of open lists that allows the voter to interact in the order of the candidates of the respective electoral lists presented by the various political parties for election.

"In other words, the opposite of what he proposes the PP, which is nothing more than a distortion of reality, of the will of the voters to keep the chair, and ultimately, shielded in power," says Serna .

Source: UPyD Murcia