Article 36.2 PEC composition. The reference to 5 parties with the best results at the last parliamentary election is ambiguous. Does it mean the best results nationally? If so, this would exclude regional or local parties and situations in which the small size of the PEC (2000 voters) makes a party important locally that is not important nationally. Alternatively, if it refers to the five best-placed parties in the precinct, it could exclude one or more nationally prominent parties. The potential problem thus raised could be dealt with by rephrasing the law to allow for additional members to be nominated in those DECs or PECs where one of the five best-placed parties in terms of votes within that district or precinct was not one of the five best-placed nationally.
