{"id":2465,"date":"2022-09-25T20:50:00","date_gmt":"2022-09-25T20:50:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.murhero.com\/?p=2465"},"modified":"2022-09-18T21:00:11","modified_gmt":"2022-09-18T21:00:11","slug":"irish-ambassador-to-s-leone-pays-courtesy-call-on-speaker-of-parliament","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.murhero.com\/index.php\/2022\/09\/25\/irish-ambassador-to-s-leone-pays-courtesy-call-on-speaker-of-parliament\/","title":{"rendered":"Irish Ambassador to S\/Leone pays courtesy call on Speaker of Parliament"},"content":{"rendered":"\n
The Irish Ambassador to the Republic of Sierra Leone, Claire Buckley on Monday today 25 July paid a courtesy call on the Speaker of Sierra Leone Parliament, Hon. Dr. Abass Chernor Bundu in his office at Parliament Building in Freetown.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
The Irish Ambassador to Sierra Leone spoke about their work in the country including gender empowerment, governance, and food and nutrition. She also said that their focus remains on free, fair, credible, inclusive, and peaceful elections in the country in the months ahead. She also raised concerns about the Public Elections Bill including reserve seats for women which is also in line with the GEWE Bill.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Responding, Speaker of Parliament, Hon. Dr. Abass Chernor Bundu referenced a statement he had already made regarding the misconception, mischaracterization, and misinterpretation of some provisions in the Public Elections Act of 2022 in light of the Proportional Representation (PR) System. He said the Bill was not intended to introduce a new PR system, but rather it was trying to reaffirm an electoral system that had been used in 2002 following a constitutional amendment made in 2001, known as the District Block representation system. He also said that he had called on MPs not to indulge them in that popular misconception.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Hon. Dr. Abass Chernor Bundu spoke on the two alternative routes for election to Parliament, that is either first-past-the-post or the PR system known as the District Block representation system, both of which are already embedded in the Constitution. Each system had its own unique conditions for bringing them into operation.<\/p>\n\n\n