ELECTIONS

Mayoral votes to use 'outdated' system

The Government plans to switch to the first-past-the-post system to elect mayors.

The Government plans to switch to the first-past-the-post system to elect mayors.

Mayoral elections currently use the supplementary vote system, under which secondary votes are counted if no one receives more than 50% of the vote.

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