Finland: One Hundred Years of Quietude
Finland: One Hundred Years of Quietude
The Finnish electoral system – which will be 100 years old in 2006 – enjoys a high level of legitimacy among voters, and is thus unlikely to be changed. Finland has one of the most candidate-centred electoral systems, with electors casting only one vote for one of a party’s candidates. This preference voting produces heated competition between candidates of the same party. PR in quite large constituencies has produced one of Europe’s largest party systems.
Keywords: open-list PR, primaries, candidate selection, fragmentation, oversized coalitions, consensus
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