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Dinamica voturilor invalide în Europa centrală şi de est
Invalid Votes Dynamics in Central and Eastern Europe

Author(s): Aurelian Giugăl, Roberta-Manuela Ogaru
Subject(s): Politics / Political Sciences
Published by: Editura Universităţii din Bucureşti
Keywords: Central and Eastern Europe; democratization; invalid votes; elections

Summary/Abstract: This article tests if the democratization process in Central and Eastern Europe coincides with a decrease in number of invalid votes. Using descriptive statistics, we seek for evidence from 67 elections in ten countries from the regions during the period 1990-2012. By the beginning of the 2000s, ten years after the breakdown of communist regime, the percentages of invalid votes in the countries of Central and Eastern Europe reached levels comparable to those of the Western European democracies. However, significant differences between regions and countries endure. This article adds to the literature by being the first to inquire into the subject of invalid votes in the Central and Eastern Europe.

  • Issue Year: 13/2013
  • Issue No: 3
  • Page Range: 441-455
  • Page Count: 15
  • Language: Romanian