LBC/IRN · London Broadcasting Company

Title

European Parliament - Liberal PR protest

Genre

Interview

TX Date

Unknown

Year of production

1979

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Duration

00:02:17

Description

Peter Allen interviews a male Liberal Party spokesman (not identified) in Strasbourg about an alleged misrepresentation of UK Euro-MPs due to the British voting system and a subsequent protest. He argues the UK should employ a system of proportional representation in elections in line with the majority of her European partners.

Contributors

Peter Allen

Keywords

Elections; Politics; EEC; UK; Political protests; Liberal Party; France; European Parliament; Proportional representation; Electoral systems; Europe; Strasbourg

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