
The parliament on Monday approved a list-MP election calculation method that favours big political parties after an amendment that would have benefitted small parties failed to attract a quorum.
Parliament President Chuan Leekpai on Monday morning opened a joint sitting of the House and Senate to vote on the amended list-MP election bill, which would have calculated the number of list-MPs for political parties by dividing a party's list-MP votes by 500, the total size of House after the coming general election.