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Alegeri “democratice” la Todireni acum 30 de ani
„Democratic” Elections thirty years ago in Todireni

Author(s): Mihai Marcu
Subject(s): Political history, Electoral systems, Post-War period (1950 - 1989), History of Communism
Published by: Institutul National pentru Studiul Totalitarismului
Keywords: Romania; Todireni; elections; political history; democratic elections; communism;

Summary/Abstract: Elections in the Communist regime were always a fake. Organized in detail, it created the illusion of democratic involvement in decision-making. All sort of collective councils and committees, purely powerless, gathered „representatives of the working class”. This is testimony of a former Communist Mayor who has been involved in organizing such fake elections.

  • Issue Year: XIII/2005
  • Issue No: 3-4
  • Page Range: 235-243
  • Page Count: 9
  • Language: Romanian