How the Quota Shift Changed KDP's Math

Previous Parliament
111 seats · Majority: 56
KDP 45 + 11 = 56
Majority
PUK 21
Current Parliament
100 seats · Majority: 51
KDP 39 + 3 = 42
Majority
PUK 23 + 2 = 25
Direct seats
Quota-aligned seats
Majority threshold
The shift: KDP went from holding exactly the majority threshold (56 of 111) to falling 9 seats short (42 of 100). The quota redesign and seat reduction eliminated the built-in path to governing alone.