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Aspecte conceptual-tipologice privind sistemele electorale locale
Conceptual-typological Aspects of Local Electoral Systems

Author(s): Ion Cebanu
Subject(s): Constitutional Law
Published by: Universitatea Liberă Internațională din Moldova
Keywords: electoral system; local elections; Mixed electoral system;

Summary/Abstract: A democracy cannot be built unless it is based on free elections. Elections are a sine qua non condition of democratic governance. Elections are the central procedure of representation in modern democracies, and our generation has made substantial progress in understanding how voters come to make decisions. The elections were imposed in the constitutional history of the world as activities whose social and political effervescence in society is specific, competitions in which the best ones win.In fact, we make the first finding: the local electoral system is a fundamental area of society, the way it is managed and carried out, it reflects the level of development of democracy. The country’s implementing bodies are chosen and this is why it is so important that it is organized and carried out correctly, transparently and democratically. The local electoral system is essentially created for citizens and must represent their interests, which we must recognize, often in practice does not happen very often. The actuality of the theme of this article starts from the premise that an electoral system is closely linked to democracy, because it expresses its values, thus constituting an indicator of the democratic character of a society and, at the same time, it contributes to the strengthening of democracy. Although there are different realities, and the electoral procedures differ from state to state, however, it can be said that, depending on how the mandates for the eligible positions are distributed (won), there are three modalities of electoral system: majority electoral system; proportional electoral system; mixed electoral system.

  • Issue Year: 2019
  • Issue No: 1-2
  • Page Range: 143-155
  • Page Count: 13
  • Language: Romanian
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