Citizens' freedom to choose representatives: ballot structure, proportionality and "fragmented" parliaments

The analysis of the political consequences of electoral laws has emphasized how individual characteristics of the electoral system (electoral formulas, district magnitude, ballot structure) affect the degree of parliament "fragmentation" and proportionality. This paper argues that the pers...

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Main Author: Pereira, Paulo T. (author)
Other Authors: Silva, João Andrade e (author)
Format: workingPaper
Language:eng
Published: 2010
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Online Access:http://hdl.handle.net/10400.5/2581
Country:Portugal
Oai:oai:www.repository.utl.pt:10400.5/2581