Electoral system choice rests with parties, says Shafiqul Alam

Chief Adviser's Press Secretary Shafiqul Alam said on Sunday the choice of adopting the Proportional Representation (PR) electoral system or maintaining the existing method must be made by the political parties themselves, reports BSS.
"The government should preferably speak less on the matter of the electoral system," he told the presentation of survey results conducted by the research organisation 'Innovation' at the Daily Star conference room in the city.
Addressing the findings of the electoral survey, Shafiqul Alam said that the statistics presented demonstrate that the public has trust in the government.
He highlighted the high level of public intent to participate, noting that 95 per cent of people want to vote, which signifies that the upcoming election is destined to be an inclusive election. The press secretary said that if everyone turns out to vote, the process is "bound to be good".
The survey, released by Innovation on the same day regarding the upcoming election, included 10,413 respondents.