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To eat a cake and to have a three-quarter of it: is it possible to have the best of both worlds of electoral systems?

Article investigates whether it is possible to combine advantages of two groups of electoral systems (PR and pluralitarian (or majoritarian)) or not. It analyzes existing mixed electoral systems and suggests possible improvements of this system. The main conclusion is that it is not possible to eliminate all disadvantages of PR and pluralitarian electoral system but it is possible, at least theoretically, to eliminate most of them by combining attributes of both worlds of electoral systems. In short, electoral system proposed in this article would enable “eating entire cake keeping a three-quarter of it”.

electoral system; proportionality; plurality; majority; district; threshold

Rad je prezentiran na međunarodnom politološkom skupu “Globalna kriza i izazovi demokracije” koji je održan u prosincu 2010. godine na Fakultetu političkih znanosti u Zagrebu