THE MIXED-MEMBER PROPORTIONAL SYSTEM: A MODEL FOR ELECTORAL REFORM?
O SISTEMA PROPORCIONAL MISTO: UM MODELO PARA A REFORMA ELEITORAL?
Florian GrotzRESUMO
O sistema proporcional misto (MMPS), introduzido pela primeira vez em 1949 para eleger o Bundestag alemão, foi considerado um modelo para a reforma eleitoral em todo o mundo. Na sua pátria, no entanto, tem sido alvo de críticas crescentes durante o passado recente e está passando por um processo de reforma moroso que levou a um ajustamento do MMPS em 2013. No entanto, como a nova lei produziu alguns efeitos colaterais críticos, ela está novamente sob intenso escrutínio. O artigo explica porque é que o MMPS surgiu como um modelo internacional, por que razões se tornou um caso de reforma na atual Alemanha e de que forma pode fornecer lições úteis para os reformadores eleitorais noutros lugares.
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sistema proporcional misto - reforma eleitoral - lugares excedentes - Alemanha - Nova Zelândia.
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