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Paragraph 19
 

In April 2013, reform of electoral legislation was hastily added to the agenda of the Parliament in the midst of a political crisis. The purpose of the draft amendments was to alter the electoral system from a single nationwide constituency through proportional representation from party lists to a mixed member proportional system (a proposal similar to draft law No. 123 and the merged version). The bill was adopted on 19 April 2013. These amendments to the electoral system were repealed shortly thereafter on 3 May 2013, and the Electoral Code reverted back to the proportional electoral system. However, in addition to repealing the amendments, the parliament raised the thresholds for parliamentary representation.