 Seats

Three aspects of the new electoral system drew serious criticisms after the first election in 1996, two of which had been curbed through law enactments.Immediately after the 1996 election, double candidacy became a major concern of the media and the most controversial aspect of the new system.In the new system, candidates are allowed to transfer between tiers, running for both the single-member district (SMD) and the proportional representation (PR) tier.