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Government / Politics / Elections | | Russian term or phrase: проходные места | Член научного совета Московского центра Карнеги Николай Петров замечает, что уменьшение количества голосующих за ЕР автоматически приведет к некоторому сокращению проходных мест в списках ЕР, но эксперт уверен, что серьезной смены декораций не произойдет.
I was very attracted to "safe seats," but that is probably more applicable to a first-past-the-post system. |
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| | candidates [on the slate/list] who secure seats | Explanation:
I don't know if there's an established two-word translation of this, but I think a descriptive one works:
... that a drop in the number of those voting for United Russia will automatically mean a certain reduction in the number of candidates on the party's slates who secure seats, but ...
With various possible substitutions: "list" for "slate", "win" for "secure".
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Note added at 14 hrs (2011-11-10 14:55:20 GMT)
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I think "safe seats" would have worked only for seats linked to a single electoral district, whereas these are candidates on a party slate. How high the party's vote is determines how far down the list they get, in drawing those who will be seated.
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Note added at 17 hrs (2011-11-10 17:20:30 GMT)
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That sentence from that article in NG appears in English on Johnson's Russia List today, in a translation (maybe somebody else's) using the "safe seats" option. In my view, a "safe seat", with regard to the U.S. Congress or to various European parliamentary systems, refers to a seat representing a DISTRICT, not to seats won through slots on a slate. Thus, "safe seats on United Russia's list" makes little to no sense.
Their translation: "Nikolay Petrov, a member of the Moscow Carnegie Center's research council, remarks that the decline in the number of those voting for United Russia will automatically lead to a certain reduction in the number of safe seats on United Russia's lists, but the expert is confident that there will be no serious change of scenery." |
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 Rachel Douglas
United States
Local time: 08:00
| Grading comment Thank you I agree particularly with your note at 14 hrs.
4 KudoZ points were awarded for this answer |
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4 hrs confidence:  
14 hrs confidence: peer agreement (net): +1 candidates [on the slate/list] who secure seats
Explanation:
I don't know if there's an established two-word translation of this, but I think a descriptive one works:
... that a drop in the number of those voting for United Russia will automatically mean a certain reduction in the number of candidates on the party's slates who secure seats, but ...
With various possible substitutions: "list" for "slate", "win" for "secure".
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Note added at 14 hrs (2011-11-10 14:55:20 GMT)
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I think "safe seats" would have worked only for seats linked to a single electoral district, whereas these are candidates on a party slate. How high the party's vote is determines how far down the list they get, in drawing those who will be seated.
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Note added at 17 hrs (2011-11-10 17:20:30 GMT)
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That sentence from that article in NG appears in English on Johnson's Russia List today, in a translation (maybe somebody else's) using the "safe seats" option. In my view, a "safe seat", with regard to the U.S. Congress or to various European parliamentary systems, refers to a seat representing a DISTRICT, not to seats won through slots on a slate. Thus, "safe seats on United Russia's list" makes little to no sense.
Their translation: "Nikolay Petrov, a member of the Moscow Carnegie Center's research council, remarks that the decline in the number of those voting for United Russia will automatically lead to a certain reduction in the number of safe seats on United Russia's lists, but the expert is confident that there will be no serious change of scenery."
| Rachel Douglas
United States
Local time: 08:00
Specializes in field
Native speaker of:  English
PRO pts in category: 150
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| | Grading comment | Thank you I agree particularly with your note at 14 hrs. |
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2 hrs confidence: party quota
Explanation:
Other applicable terms - "apportionment" and "proportional representation seats"
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Note added at 20 hrs (2011-11-10 20:08:23 GMT)
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That is why I picked this answer.
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Note added at 2 days22 hrs (2011-11-12 22:42:30 GMT)
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...reduction in votes for .... will automatically result in a certain reduction of candidates elected from the party list...
Reference: http://www.tfd.com/apportionment
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Asker: Hmm, have you tried your suggestion in the context?
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