Now, in addition to the 80 first-past-the-post assembly seats, 40 members will be elected on a separate party-list system.

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The election is based on a proportional representation system that requires voters to select a party's list of candidates rather than one specific individual.

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Under the new regional list system used for the Euro-elections, a party's haul of seats depends on its overall share of the vote rather than on whether it came first in a particular constituency.

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