O fim da incerteza e a certeza da vitória: eleições majoritárias municipais com candidato único no Rio Grande do sul em 2008
The article examines the case of thirty towns in the state of Rio Grande do Sul, Brazil, that had only candidate for mayor in the 2008 local elections. The purpose is to analyze the profile of the single candidate, and from electoral data, measure the impact that this experience produces for politic...
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doaj-25f139f3caec483d85e59315ec2e0fa72020-11-24T22:16:26ZengUniversidade Federal de PelotasPensamento Plural1982-27072238-46422012-12-01611107130O fim da incerteza e a certeza da vitória: eleições majoritárias municipais com candidato único no Rio Grande do sul em 2008Cláudio Júnior Damin0Universidade Federal do Rio Grande do SulThe article examines the case of thirty towns in the state of Rio Grande do Sul, Brazil, that had only candidate for mayor in the 2008 local elections. The purpose is to analyze the profile of the single candidate, and from electoral data, measure the impact that this experience produces for political participation, for voting decision and also for democratic theory itself. It is shown how the decision of the party elites to offer only one competitor in local elections does not receive a corresponding response of consensus of individuals, revealing that this attempt to extinguish the competitive nature of the election is opposed by a significant part of the constituency. http://periodicos.ufpel.edu.br/ojs2/index.php/pensamentoplural/article/viewFile/3618/2955democracypolitical participationlocal electionsRio Grande do Sul |
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O fim da incerteza e a certeza da vitória: eleições majoritárias municipais com candidato único no Rio Grande do sul em 2008 |
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O fim da incerteza e a certeza da vitória: eleições majoritárias municipais com candidato único no Rio Grande do sul em 2008 |
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O fim da incerteza e a certeza da vitória: eleições majoritárias municipais com candidato único no Rio Grande do sul em 2008 |
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O fim da incerteza e a certeza da vitória: eleições majoritárias municipais com candidato único no Rio Grande do sul em 2008 |
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O fim da incerteza e a certeza da vitória: eleições majoritárias municipais com candidato único no Rio Grande do sul em 2008 |
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o fim da incerteza e a certeza da vitória: eleições majoritárias municipais com candidato único no rio grande do sul em 2008 |
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Universidade Federal de Pelotas |
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Pensamento Plural |
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1982-2707 2238-4642 |
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2012-12-01 |
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The article examines the case of thirty towns in the state of Rio Grande do Sul, Brazil, that had only candidate for mayor in the 2008 local elections. The purpose is to analyze the profile of the single candidate, and from electoral data, measure the impact that this experience produces for political participation, for voting decision and also for democratic theory itself. It is shown how the decision of the party elites to offer only one competitor in local elections does not receive a corresponding response of consensus of individuals, revealing that this attempt to extinguish the competitive nature of the election is opposed by a significant part of the constituency. |
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democracy political participation local elections Rio Grande do Sul |
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