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Izborni sistem Finske
The Electoral System of Finland

Author(s): Štefica Deren-Antoljak
Subject(s): Political Sciences, Government/Political systems, Electoral systems
Published by: Fakultet političkih znanosti u Zagrebu
Keywords: Electoral System; Finland;

Summary/Abstract: The study of voting and elections as political institutions and political processes has had a long history in the political science of Finland. This can he testified by a plethora of results concerning various aspects of this research topic. The author discusses only one yet important and delicate question concerning election law. namely the system of proportional representation in the Finnish political system. It involves the manner in which parliamentary seals are distributed among political parties and its consequences for the stability and effectiveness of the representative government's activity.

  • Issue Year: XXVII/1990
  • Issue No: 02
  • Page Range: 51-63
  • Page Count: 13
  • Language: Croatian