Kathmandu, March 20 -- Nepal has adopted a mixed electoral system, under which 60 percent of lawmakers are elected through the first-past-the-post (FPTP) system and 40 percent through proportional representation (PR).

Before the March 5 snap elections, there had been repeated arguments that the current electoral system should be changed, as it was believed to prevent any single party from securing a clear majority and instead produce a hung parliament.

However, the Rastriya Swatantra Party (RSP), has proved this narrative wrong. Within the current system, it not only secured a majority in the 275-member House of Representatives but fell just two seats short of a two-thirds majority.

Does this result suggest that the problem lies not wi...