The electoral system of distribution figure. A system that must change

The electoral system of distribution figure. A system that must change

The Congress of the Republic has a vital role in the democratic structure. Its representative and deliberative character is the center of political dynamics. This legislator has its legitimacy by the mechanism of election by popular vote. However, our system of figures distributed at the moment is n...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Higuera Jiménez, Diego Mauricio
Format: Online
Language:spa
Published: Universidad Pedagógica y Tecnológica de Colombia 2017
Subjects:
Legislador
congreso
sistema electoral
cifra repartidora
legitimidad.
Legislator
congress
electoral system
legitimacy
distribution figure
Legislador, congresso, sistema eleitoral, figura de distribuição, legitimidade
Online Access:https://revistas.uptc.edu.co/index.php/derecho_realidad/article/view/13721
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Summary:The Congress of the Republic has a vital role in the democratic structure. Its representative and deliberative character is the center of political dynamics. This legislator has its legitimacy by the mechanism of election by popular vote. However, our system of figures distributed at the moment is not the most consistent with the goal of democratic representation, as it can enter undesirable exclusions and failures that weaken citizen participation. The current system of distributed figure of the visibility of the minorities, anchors of the social movements and in the long run does not contribute in the strengthening of the institutions.