THE ROMANIAN POST-COMMUNIST ELECTORAL REFORM THE INFLUENCE OF THE PRIOR REGIME TYPE ON THE CHOICE OF AN ELECTORAL SYSTEM
THE ROMANIAN POST-COMMUNIST ELECTORAL REFORM THE INFLUENCE OF THE PRIOR REGIME TYPE ON THE CHOICE OF AN ELECTORAL SYSTEM

Summary/Abstract: The electoral system is one of the most important political institutions that can shape the democratic characteristic of a country. Taking into account the importance of democratic electoral systems the research question this paper is aimed at addressing is: what, if any, is the influence of the prior type of regime, and of the method of power transfer (to democracy) on the design of electoral system in Romania. By way of this analysis specific emphasis will be placed on a bit less documented field, specifically what institutional or social events influence the formation and design of the electoral system in the Romanian context. Of secondary importance (for this paper) are the implications which electoral systems have on the path of democratization.

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