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The National Grand Coalition (NGC) has formally objected to the proposed electoral threshold in the 2025 constitutional amendment bill, arguing that the barrier for parliamentary representation is set too high.
Speaking during a live broadcast on AYV Television, NGC Chairman Mohamed Koroma clarified that while his party does not oppose the Proportional Representation (PR) system in principle, they strongly disagree with the specific percentage required to secure seats.
Koroma criticized the proposed nationwide threshold, which stands at over 11 percent, describing it as “bad” for political inclusivity.
“The benchmark is too high,” Koroma stated, emphasizing that the NGC is only willing to support the PR system if the threshold is reduced.
In addition to the high percentage, Koroma expressed concern regarding the transparency of the process. He noted that there is currently confusion over the specific formulas that will be used to calculate the percentage and allocate seats.
The Chairman confirmed that the NGC has joined forces with other smaller political parties to submit a position paper formally demanding a reduction in the threshold.
These useless politicians keep shouting about the electoral threshold being too “high” but have never questioned its legality. How did the ECSL arrive at a national uniform threshold of 11.9% across all districts? Was this allowed by law or was it arbitrarily imposed by the ECSL? And, what is “too high” and what will be “too low?” What will be an acceptable electoral threshold? Should this not be in the legislation? Did the ECSl follow the law in determining the electoral threshold for the June 2023 elections? No, they did not. And this is what these useless politicians should be questioning the ECSL about. Instead of this tiresome cry about the threshold being “too high?”