Electoral Systems and National Minorities
Electoral Systems and National Minorities

Author(s): Kristine Margvelashvili, Ana Tsiklauri
Subject(s): Constitutional Law, Human Rights and Humanitarian Law, Inter-Ethnic Relations
Published by: CSS - Center for Social Sciences
Keywords: electoral systems; Georgia; national minorities;
Summary/Abstract: National minorities make up a substantial portion of the entire population of Georgia. However, the level of their participation in social and political life is limited. From the legal perspective, the Georgian legislation and the European Framework Convention for the Protection of National Minorities ensure the equality of opportunities for national minorities. Nevertheless, the quality of minority participation in political decision-making still remains a great challenge. The current mixed electoral system fails to ensure the full-fledged political participation of national minorities. They are underrepresented in the legislature which causes and is also caused by the low level of political participation of national minorities.

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