How a minor change to the electoral system could stop Farage’s party from topping the polls in next year’s Euro elections?
Simply switch from the closed to an open list voting system There’s an intriguing move developing that could lead to a change in the way the EU elections are carried out resulting in an electoral system that’s less UKIP friendly. A report just out from the LSE for the Electoral Reform Society suggests that UKIP’s chances in next year’s EU elections could be seriously undermined if an “open list” voting system was used rather than, as at the moment, the…