A Democratic Legislature in the Making
The Historic Hungarian Elections of 1990
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 6246700 |
|---|---|
| Authors | John R Hibbing (0000-0002-6922-2459, University of Nebraska–Lincoln), Samuel C Patterson (The Ohio State University) |
| Year | 1992 |
| Volume | 24 |
| Issue | 4 |
| Pages | 430-454 |
| Publication date | 1992-01-01 |
| Peer Reviewed | Yes |
| Open Access | Yes |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | Comparative Political Studies (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 0010-4140 • E-ISSN: 1552-3829 |
| Publisher | SAGE Publications Inc (PUBLISHER) |
| DOI | 10.1177/0010414092024004002 |
| OpenAlex | W2148219432 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 18 |
| References cited | 10 |
Changes in the rules of the electoral game in established political systems normally can bring about marginal shifts in partisan biases, but in the early days of fragile, new democracies, the electoral law carries great significance. The historic March-April 1990 elections in Hungary provide an opportunity to investigate the political effects of a system that merges single-member and proportional selection of parliamentarians. This system led to the impressive electoral victory of the Hungarian (Magyar) Democratic Forum (MDF). The authors analyze the electoral biases that contributed to the MDF victory and, by the same token, to the fate of the other political parties. They evaluate the electoral system in light of its probable consequences for effective democratic government in Hungary
Democracy · Democratic system · Economics · Electoral system · Government (linguistics · Law and economics · Legislature · Political economy · Political science · Political system · Politics · Victory · Electoral Systems and Political Participation · Gender Politics and Representation · Law · Political Influence and Corporate Strategies · Public Administration
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| Unique citing works | 18 |
|---|---|
| Citations per year | 0,53 |
| Citation span | 1992 - 2014 (23) |
| Citation velocity | historical |
| Highly cited | No |
| Citation types | Neutral: 18 |