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Limits of Electoral Equality and Political Representation

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  18 April 2012

Kostas Chryssogonos  and
Costas Stratilatis
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Abstract

Constitutional limits to the discretion of the legislature in forming the electoral system — Political equality — Equal suffrage — Equal opportunities for political parties — Free expression of popular will — Functionality of the parliament — Concrete normative standards for assessing the constitutionality of an electoral system — Conception of parliamentary democracy emphasising representation of political minorities and protection from ‘tyranny of the majority’

Keywords

EuropeElectoral systemSuffrageRepresentationParliamentary authorityPolitical minorities
Type
Articles
Information
European Constitutional Law Review , Volume 8 , Issue 1 , February 2012 , pp. 9 - 32
Copyright
Copyright © T.M.C. Asser Press and the Authors 2012

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