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Considerations on a Time‐Democratic Electoral System *
Author(s) -
BARRICELLI LUISA AALL
Publication year - 1985
Publication title -
european journal of political research
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 3.267
H-Index - 95
eISSN - 1475-6765
pISSN - 0304-4130
DOI - 10.1111/j.1475-6765.1985.tb00133.x
Subject(s) - legislature , democracy , constitution , representation (politics) , proportional representation , electoral system , period (music) , government (linguistics) , political science , democratic system , separation of powers , public administration , political economy , economics , law , politics , linguistics , philosophy , physics , acoustics
By ‘Time‐Democracy’ is understood a system of representation and government formation in which the relative strength of a party or a coalition determines the fraction of an election period during which the party/coalition will be in executive office. This system is based upon the assumption that the structure of the legislative body as well as the length of the electoral period will be laid down in the constitution. Some questions related to the applicability and practical implementation of the system are discussed.