Shared Mandates

Each party nominates two candidates per mandate (one senior representative and one deputy), this could lead to increased responsiveness by ensuring that at least one of both is constantly present in the district.

Proponents: Philippe Schmitter

For further interest on this topic:

https://www.cambridge.org/core/books/the-future-of-representative-democracy/diagnosing-and-designing-democracy-in-europe/B2D22686946A73C0E34C872F3926E68B

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