Компаративни преглед избора локалних представничких органа у европским државама
Comparative overview of the election of local representative bodies in European countries

Summary/Abstract: Electoral solutions are part of the system of local government. They are conditioned and shaped by other legal elements of that entity, such as territorial organization, jurisdiction, the organization of government, elements of consocialism at the local level, funding, legal protection, etc. In addition, these solutions are determined by a multitude of extra-legal factors, ranging from geography, to the economic, demographic, social, ethnic... The basic dilemma in the creation of the local electoral system is the choice of its models – the majority or proportional. In theory, there are arguments in favor of the attitudes of some of them, criticism of their achievement, as well as different practices of their functioning, because the theoretical elaboration of the mentioned characteristics is not necessary guarantee of their success. In each country there are specific circumstances, needs, interests and traditions, as well as a certain degree of quality and development of political culture, which prevent undisputed application of theoretical patterns or solutions that are certified in other countries. The basic consideration in the standardization of local elections should always be an attempt to have, depending on the circumstances, the most democratic content of a stable and functional local government.

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