EVOLUŢIA LEGISLAŢIEI ELECTORALE ROMÂNEŞTI (1864-1938)
The Evolution of Romanian Electoral Laws (1864-1938)

Summary/Abstract: Electoral processes have became part of the Romanian public life, but the evolution of this phenomena, in particular of electoral legislation, might be said to not have been either a quite linear one or deprived by regresses. The second half of the XIXth century and the first part of the XXth century have been marked by changes of the electoral system and of a significant increase in point of the number of voters. Consequently, elections are present in nowadays life, thus representing the key factor of contemporary political life. Moreover, it is important to emphasize the fact according to which, during the above mentioned period, elections were considered a means of political education, while what really happened within the Romanian area resembled to the political life of more evolved countries. As against neighbouring great empires it might be said that Romanian elections in point of the mentioned interval were characterized by democratic and contemporary features. The present research analyzes the evolution of electoral legislation and regime beginning with 1864 and until the Constitution from 1938 in order to observe the role of the provisions of the law in respect of the increase of the electoral corps and the progress of the Romanian democracy as regards the interested period.

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