Of a total 500 seats (a reduction from 511 before the dissolution), 300 are to come from single-seat constituencies and 200 chosen through proportional representation.

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Both opposition leaders were able to compete as independent candidates in single-seat constituencies but, like most of the other candidates who did so, they failed to secure the 50% needed to avoid a run-off.

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On a more positive note, citizens groups have held or are organizing more than 220 public fo-rums, nearly one for each of the 300 single-seat constituencies, where candidates are asked to explain their policy stances.

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