Electoral Engineerings in Post‑communist Romania

Abstract

The article reviews the dynamics of voting systems practiced in Romania, as resulting from changes to the legal framework during the 25 years of post-communism, trying to answer the question whether the legislative effervescence in the electoral area materialized in structural changes of the electoral mechanism, changes congruent to the the idea of reform in the field. Following their approach, the authors conclude that the main driver of change in election legislation was represented by the (subjective) interests of the mainstream political parties.

Keywords

• electoral system
• reform
• political parties
• elections