Carl I. Hagen has introduced a constitutional amendment to raise the threshold for levelling seats from four to five percent. The proposer argues that a higher threshold would produce more stable parliamentary majorities, reduce small parties' disproportionate influence over government formation, and strengthen public confidence in the political system.
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Section 59, third paragraph would read: Levelling seats shall be distributed among registered political parties that have submitted lists in all electoral districts and have received at least five percent of the valid votes cast nationwide.