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Phenomenon of abstinence in democratic elections with reference to the General elections in Bosnia and Herzegovina
Author(s) -
Amir Ahmetović
Publication year - 2020
Publication title -
historijski pogledi
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
eISSN - 2712-0651
pISSN - 2637-1502
DOI - 10.52259/historijskipogledi.2020.3.3.282
Subject(s) - abstinence , politics , democracy , political science , voting , phenomenon , general election , political economy , law , sociology , physics , quantum mechanics
Abstinence is a conscious and voluntary waiver of one original political right, the right to vote. Often, the very act of abstinence is understood as a kind of election, as an expression of disagreement with political alternatives, candidates and parties participating in the elections. Abstinence is close to the notion of apolitical, that is the disinterest and indifference of citizens, of individuals and groups to politics and participation in the political life of the community. The paper analyzes the difference between abstinence in elections and apoliticality and attempts to point to the problem of increasing abstinence from voting in general elections in post-Dayton Bosnia and Herzegovina.

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