The electoral system is a mixed member majoritarian (MMM) system.

Indeed, no electoral system creates a greater vote seat distortion than France s two round majoritarian system.

In the 2007 election, the Brotherhood accused the government of fraud, and opposed the majoritarian electoral system.

One of the last acts of his government was to replace the majoritarian electoral system, introduced in 1993, with proportional rule.

The number of persons belonging to minorities is by definition too small for them to determine the outcome of decisions in majoritarian democracy.

The Brotherhood s vision of democracy is purely majoritarian, not liberal winning an election, according to its spokespeople, permits the victor to rule according to his views.

The Islamic Action Front, the Brotherhood s political party in Jordan, continued to reject the majoritarian electoral system, which favors tribes over political parties and other important social groups.

One lesson from Lebanon s recent history stands out above all others in divided political societies such as Lebanon and Iraq, coalition democracy is preferable to majoritarian winner takes all democracy.

Jordan s Muslim Brotherhood boycotted the country s parliamentary election in 2010, arguing that the government did not provide any guarantees of its integrity. In the 2007 election, the Brotherhood accused the government of fraud, and opposed the majoritarian electoral system.

The liberal democratic alternative is to participate in the push and pull over the role of religion in public life within limits set by a super majoritarian constitution, as more religiously oriented parties do in the US, Europe, and Israel.

In that regard, I welcome the public assurances of prominent leaders against pursuing a sectarian agenda or imposing majoritarian views on issues in which all Iraqis have a stake, including issues related to the nature and character of the Iraqi State.