Consensualism administrativ și partidocrație
Consensualist Admi nistration and Partycracy
Author(s): Cristian PredaSubject(s): Politics / Political Sciences, Politics, Government/Political systems, Electoral systems
Published by: Editura Universităţii din Bucureşti
Keywords: elections; vote; democracy; partidocracy; local politics;
Summary/Abstract: An informative survey and in-depth discussion of the outcomes at the Romanian local elections of 2004 and of the majorities in the county councils, the study confirms previous research by the author. The awkward combination between the consensualist goals of the Law on local public administration and the partycracy tendencies entrenched in the political regime yields the conclusion that the same six main political parties that had won seats in the Parliament in the 2000 general elections continue to dominate the administration and the outcomes of the local elections. Therefore, for the moment, the 2000 national elections remain decisive for articulating the Romanian party system, which oscillates between the two models of Arend Lijphart, majoritarian and consensualist, with a pragmatic emphasis on the former.
Journal: Studia Politica. Romanian Political Science Review
- Issue Year: 4/2004
- Issue No: 3
- Page Range: 541-555
- Page Count: 15
- Language: Romanian