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UPSC 1997: In which one of the following countries are 75 per cent of seats in both Houses of Parliament filled on the basis of first-past-the-post system and 25 per cent on the basis of Proportional Representation system of elections?
(a)Germany
(b)Italy
(c)France
(d)Russia
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Not attemptedCorrect Answer: (b) Italy
After the 1993 reform (Mattarella law), Italy elected 75 % of the seats in both the Chamber of Deputies and the Senate from single-member constituencies by plurality (‘first-past-the-post’), while the remaining 25 % were filled by proportional representation lists, exactly matching the ratio asked in the question. None of the other listed countries used the 75 : 25 mix at that time. ([britannica.com](https://www.britannica.com/place/Italy/Political-process?utm_source=openai))
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