Limits of electoral equality and political representation

Kostas Chryssogonos; Costas Stratilatis

doi:10.1017/S1574019612000028

Limits of electoral equality and political representation

Kostas Chryssogonos, Costas Stratilatis

Department of Law

Aristotle University of Thessaloniki

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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'.

Original language	English
Pages (from-to)	9-32
Number of pages	24
Journal	European Constitutional Law Review
Volume	8
Issue number	1
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1017/S1574019612000028
Publication status	Published - Feb 2012

Keywords

Electoral system
Europe
Parliamentary authority
Political minorities
Representation
Suffrage

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