Is this democracy? (1)

I never doubted that for the major political parties I am just a number and not an individual. This was confirmed when they have both agreed - behind our backs - to amend the electoral law according to their greed for power.

I am trying to picture this 'scratch my back and I'll scratch yours' situation in this scenario: the MLP obtains 48 per cent of (first count) votes and elects 31 candidates, the PN obtains 47 per cent of (first count) votes and elects 34 candidates, and AD obtains five per cent of (first count) votes and elects no candidates.

In this case MLP is going to be awarded four additional seats so that it gets a 51 per cent majority in Parliament over the PN. This amendment will ignore the number of votes obtained by AD. In Parliament both major parties have agreed to give their utmost attention to one per cent of the electorate (being the percentage difference between both major parties) while ignoring five per cent.

Both parties in Parliament are agreeing on strict proportional representation between them while ignoring a higher percentage of votes garnered by a third party.

Is this what they mean when they talk of democracy? Is this strict proportional representation?

A totalitarian state is identified by a one-party system. In Malta both parties elected to Parliament are defending a two-party system. Is this the difference after all?