Abstract
The article examines electoral systems in relation to democratic theory; and it links the study of electoral systems to that of voting systems. It compares elections in various other kinds of systems, and it looks at the differences between Azerbaijan experience and that of other countries. The article tries to bridge the gap between theory and practice. The literature regarding the formation of party systems in different transition societies, reflects that establishment of institutionalized party system where competing parties exist is an extended process and needs a long time. Also, this study accounts for different electoral system in terms of political modernization and democratic transformation. All these problems have been analyzed from both a comparative and a theoretical stand point. Today, to attain a healthy and stable political structure is one of the main problems of political science. As a result, political parties and political elections are indispensable elements of democracy.
Highlights
The source of power, in a democratic regime, is election, and it is the basis of legitimacy
The reason for that is voters know how it is assessed the votes they use. It helps to build confidence in the results of election, the number of canceled votes are reduced to a minimum; Majority system leads to a reduction of the number of parties in the country, tends to the two-party system
If we look at history, the parliamentary elections in Azerbaijan were held under a mixed system until 2000
Summary
The source of power, in a democratic regime, is election, and it is the basis of legitimacy. The purpose of parliamentary elections in multi-party democracy, first and foremost, is to clarify which party or parties will govern the country for a certain period, in other words, is to determine which party will establish the government or which party will be in the opposition. Emerging democracies adopt their initial electoral system in different ways. The types of party systems emerging in these countries will exert an influence on the possibilities of democratic consolidation. Government stability in these countries does and will depend on the degree of fragmentation of the party system
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