scholarly journals The legal nature of reforming the modern electoral system of Ukraine: advantages and disadvantages

2021 ◽  
pp. 319-322
Author(s):  
R.D. Saray
Keyword(s):  
Electoral System ◽  
Developed Countries ◽  
Integration Policy ◽  
Place Of Residence ◽  
Electoral Process ◽  
Advantages And Disadvantages ◽  
Legal Nature ◽  
One Year ◽  
Mixed Electoral System ◽  
Election Commission

This article reveals the content of the main transformation processes that have taken place in recent years in the electoral process of Ukraine, including the abolition of «self-nomination» of candidates, abolition of mixed electoral system in parliamentary elections, study of the legal nature of the «single permanent vote». , regulation of the issue of cash collateral, delimitation of the concepts of «registered place of residence» and «actual place of residence», limita¬tion of election funds for candidates for President of Ukraine, etc. Changes in the sphere of presidential, parliamentary and local self-government elections are outlined. The main preconditions for the development and adoption of the Electoral Code of Ukraine and its role for the further functioning of electoral law mechanisms are indicated.The result of the consolidation of all normative legal acts regulating election procedures in Ukraine into a single codified legislative act in order to unify the regulation of the preparation and conduct of elections in Ukraine is analyzed.The main directions of further development and improvement of the election legislation of Ukraine are studied, including: introduction of an effective system of legal liability for violation of election legislation, proper determina¬tion of sanctions for violation of citizens’ election rights, assistance in increasing the personnel potential of election commission members and quality control. and integrity of the Central Election Commission, prohibition of amend¬ments to the main provisions of the election law in the period of one year before the election process, regulation of election campaigning on social networks, elimination of problems in the field of transparency of election campaign financing, inclusion of relevant data in the voter list. to it, information and educational campaigns for voters, etc. The adoption of the Electoral Code of Ukraine has laid a solid foundation for a transparent, democratic and ef-fective electoral process, following the basic principles and ideas of European integration policy and the policy of developed countries.  

scholarly journals The legal nature of reforming the modern electoral system of Ukraine: advantages and disadvantages

2021 ◽  
pp. 65-68
Author(s):  
R.D. Saray
Keyword(s):  
Electoral System ◽  
Developed Countries ◽  
Integration Policy ◽  
Place Of Residence ◽  
Electoral Process ◽  
Advantages And Disadvantages ◽  
Legal Nature ◽  
One Year ◽  
Mixed Electoral System ◽  
Election Commission

This article reveals the content of the main transformation processes that have taken place in recent years in the electoral process of Ukraine, including the abolition of "self-nomination" of candidates, abolition of mixed electoral system in parliamentary elections, study of the legal nature of the "single permanent vote". , regulation of the issue of cash collateral, delimitation of the concepts of "registered place of residence" and "actual place of residence", limitation of election funds for candidates for President of Ukraine, etc. Changes in the sphere of presidential, parliamentary and local self-government elections are outlined. The main preconditions for the development and adoption of the Electoral Code of Ukraine and its role for the further functioning of electoral law mechanisms are indicated. The result of the consolidation of all normative legal acts regulating election procedures in Ukraine into a single codified legislative act in order to unify the regulation of the preparation and conduct of elections in Ukraine is analyzed. The main directions of further development and improvement of the election legislation of Ukraine are studied, including: introduction of an effective system of legal liability for violation of election legislation, proper determination of sanctions for violation of citizens' election rights, assistance in increasing the personnel potential of election commission members and quality control. and integrity of the Central Election Commission, prohibition of amendments to the main provisions of the election law in the period of one year before the election process, regulation of election campaigning on social networks, elimination of problems in the field of transparency of election campaign financing, inclusion of relevant data in the voter list. to it, information and educational campaigns for voters, etc. The adoption of the Electoral Code of Ukraine has laid a solid foundation for a transparent, democratic and effective electoral process, following the basic principles and ideas of European integration policy and the policy of developed countries.

scholarly journals MAJORITY/PLURALITY SYSTEMS: THE CHOICE OF LEAST DEVELOPED COUNTRIES?

2019 ◽  
Vol 17 (Suppl.1) ◽  
pp. 107-114
Author(s):  
D. Pastarmadzhieva
Keyword(s):  
Hypothesis Test ◽  
Electoral System ◽  
Developed Countries ◽  
Regime Type ◽  
Comparative Approach ◽  
Least Developed Countries ◽  
Electoral Process ◽  
Chi Square ◽  
Significant Difference ◽  
Chi Square Test

The electoral system of a country is related to the political, economic and social areas of life. Their functioning directly or indirectly depends on it and the different types and subtypes of electoral systems produce different effects. The purpose of the current study is to identify if there is a relation between the statute of the least developed countries and their electoral system. The object of the study are countries, defined as least developed in 2018 by the United Nations. The focus is the type of electoral system for the legislative body (or its lower chamber in case of bicameralism) of these countries, their regime type, overall score and the score for electoral process and pluralism according to EIU Democracy Index 2018. For the purposes of the analysis statistical methods (frequencies, hypothesis test and chi-square test) and comparative approach are used. The results show that there is statistically significant relationship between the statute of least developed countries and their electoral system on one hand and their regime type on other. There is also a statistically significant difference in the scores of least developed countries compared to all others regarding the evaluation of democracy and the electoral process and pluralism.

scholarly journals The Canadian Electoral System

2019 ◽  
pp. 110-118
Author(s):  
Dariya Logvinova
Keyword(s):  
Political Institutions ◽  
Electoral System ◽  
Developed Countries ◽  
Legal Framework ◽  
Modern World ◽  
Difficult Situation ◽  
Advantages And Disadvantages ◽  
Election System ◽  
Historical Retrospect ◽  
Political Spectrum

The Canadian electoral system is one of the most democratic in the world. Despite the constant challenges of changing reality, Canadaʼs political institutions continue to function as usual, providing, first and foremost, a legal framework that allows civilized forms to address many of the present-day problems. Given the difficult situation in Ukraine, research into the experience of most developed countries, such as Canada, on the formation and functioning of an effective electoral system is as relevant as ever. This article examines the process of origination and formation of the Canadian electoral system in historical retrospect, with a focus on gender and racial components. It also highlighted the peculiarities of the election system in Canada during the election campaign (brief analysis of Canadian electoral law during the last three cycles of parliamentary elections 2008, 2011 and 2015), the advantages and disadvantages of major parties policy, which helped to make conclusions about the activity and effectiveness of change in the Canadian election field. How has the political spectrum of the country changed as a result of each election cycle? Why was the ruling party defeated? And will classic values and traditions be revived? Finding answers to these questions may be of interest to Canadian scholars as well as to researchers of general democratic processes taking place in the modern world. Keywords: electoral system, suffrage, electoral process, gender equality, racial component, electoral system, political party, politician.

scholarly journals Electoral Process using Biometric Fingerprint Scanner that Suits the Bhutanese Election

2021 ◽  
Vol 9 (VII) ◽  
pp. 168-180
Author(s):  
Younten Tshering
Keyword(s):  
Voter Turnout ◽  
Electoral System ◽  
Electoral Process ◽  
Internet Voting ◽  
Display Unit ◽  
Central Database ◽  
Right To Vote ◽  
The Government ◽  
The Right ◽  
Election Commission

Democracy is a gift from the golden throne; from 2008, Bhutanese people started to choose their leader by casting a vote. The right to vote and more importantly the exercise of franchise by the eligible citizens is the heart of every democracy [1]. Through this exercise of their right to vote have the ultimate power to shape the destiny of country by electing representatives who run the government and make decisions for the growth, development, and benefit of all the citizens. However, the voter turnout seems to be decreasing at an alarming rate based on the Election Commission of Bhutan [5]. This paper proposes an electoral process aiming at better voter turnout. It replaces whole electoral system using Biometric Fingerprint scanner for the voter authentication and a display unit connected to a central database which helps a voter to cast their vote from nearest polling station instead of having to go to his/her polling station to cast vote. It is a hybrid of internet voting and a traditional electronic voting method where the system uses electronic equipment at the nearest polling station to cast vote instead of using a personal laptop or mobile phone to cast vote using an app. The hybrid system is adopted with the major findings shown in “Internet Voting in Estonia” [13] which is a small country and suitable to adopt internet voting.

The Never-ending Story of Law and Electoral System in Lesotho

2018 ◽  
Vol 4 (1) ◽  
Author(s):  
Hoolo Nyane
Keyword(s):  
Political Parties ◽  
Prime Minister ◽  
Legal Discourse ◽  
Electoral System ◽  
Constitutional Democracy ◽  
Electoral Outcomes ◽  
Electoral Laws ◽  
Run Up ◽  
Mixed Electoral System ◽  
2012 Election

While electoral discontent has been the enduring feature of constitutional democracy in Lesotho since independence, disagreement over electoral system is a fairly recent phenomenon. When the country attained independence in 1966 from Britain, electoral system was not necessarily one of the topical issues of pre-independence constitutional negotiations. The major issues were the powers of the monarch, the office of prime minister, the command of the army and many more.  It was taken for granted that the country would use the British-based plurality electoral system.  This is the system which the country used until early 2000s when the electoral laws were reformed to anchor a new mixed electoral system.  When the new electoral laws were ultimately passed in 2001, the country transitioned from a plurality electoral system to a two-ballot mixed member proportional system. By this time, electoral system had acquired prominence in politico-legal discourse in Lesotho.  In the run-up to 2007 elections, bigger political parties orchestrated the manipulation of electoral laws which culminated in clearly distorted electoral outcomes. The manipulations motivated further reforms in the run-up to 2012 election which resulted in the single-ballot mixed member proportional system. The purpose of this paper is to critically evaluate how electoral laws have anchored electoral system reforms throughout the various historical epochs in Lesotho since independence. The paper contends that while the country has been courageous, unlike most of its peers, to introduce far-reaching electoral system changes, the reform of electoral laws has not been so helpful in attaining the higher objectives of political inclusivity, constitutionalism and stability in Lesotho.

scholarly journals Consequences of antepartum hemorrhage and its maternal and perinatal outcome

2019 ◽  
Vol 8 (4) ◽  
pp. 1480
Author(s):  
Himang Jharaik ◽  
Bishan Dhiman ◽  
S. K. Verma ◽  
Aditi Sharma
Keyword(s):  
Perinatal Outcome ◽  
Placenta Previa ◽  
Developed Countries ◽  
Perinatal Morbidity ◽  
Antepartum Haemorrhage ◽  
High Risk Factors ◽  
Fetal Complications ◽  
Life Threatening ◽  
One Year ◽  
Life Threatening Event

Background: Antepartum haemorrhage, a life-threatening event, is defined as bleeding per vaginum occurring after the fetus has reached the period of viability, considered to be 20 weeks in developed countries and 28 weeks in countries with low resource settings. We evaluated the consequences of antepartum haemorrhage, their maternal and perinatal outcome so as to outline the proper management of patient in order to improve both maternal and perinatal morbidity and mortality.Methods: This one-year prospective study totaled 133 cases of APH fulfilling the inclusion criteria were studied. Data was recorded on the MS excel sheet for further analysis and processing.Results: Total 6693 deliveries were conducted out of which 133 presented as APH and incidence of APH was found out to be 1.98%. Placenta previa was most common. APH was commonly associated with multigravida and most cases were in age group of 26-30 years. Most of the PP and abruption cases were admitted at 34-37 weeks and 31-33 weeks respectively. High risk factors included previous LSCS and D and C, hypertension, multiple pregnancies and malpresentations. Most of the patients underwent preterm LSCS. Most fetal complications were due to prematurity. 58.6% patients were transfused blood. Overall perinatal mortality was 20.1% and maternal mortality was zero.Conclusions: Early diagnoses, timely referrals and transfusion facilities along with trained team of doctors with well-equipped ICU facility goes a long way in avoiding APH related maternak and fetal complications.

scholarly journals How Do Budget Deficits and Economic Growth Affect Reelection Prospects? Evidence from a Large Panel of Countries

2008 ◽  
Vol 98 (5) ◽  
pp. 2203-2220 ◽  
Author(s):  
Adi Brender ◽  
Allan Drazen
Keyword(s):  
Economic Growth ◽  
Developing Countries ◽  
Fiscal Policy ◽  
Growth Rates ◽  
Electoral System ◽  
Developed Countries ◽  
Economic Conditions ◽  
New Democracies ◽  
Budget Deficits ◽  
Large Panel

We test whether good economic conditions and expansionary fiscal policy help incumbents get reelected in a large panel of democracies. We find no evidence that deficits help reelection in any group of countries independent of income level, level of democracy, or government or electoral system. In developed countries and old democracies, deficits in election years or over the term of office reduce reelection probabilities. Higher growth rates over the term raise reelection probabilities only in developing countries and new democracies. Low inflation is rewarded by voters only in developed countries. These effects are both statistically significant and quite substantial quantitatively. (JEL D72, E62, H62, O47)

Does candidate nomination in districts increase party votes of small parties? Evidence from the 2016 Taiwan legislative elections

2018 ◽  
Vol 19 (3) ◽  
pp. 461-473
Author(s):  
Ching-Hsing Wang ◽  
Dennis Lu-Chung Weng ◽  
Vincent Wei-Cheng Wang
Keyword(s):  
Spillover Effect ◽  
Electoral System ◽  
Proportional Representation ◽  
Legislative Elections ◽  
Contamination Effect ◽  
Positive Spillover ◽  
Strategic Entry ◽  
Mixed Electoral System ◽  
Western Democracies ◽  
Legislative Election

AbstractThis study addresses why small parties nominate candidates to run in the district elections and how nomination of district candidates could influence small parties’ share of party votes in Taiwan. Previous studies on party's strategic entry in the mixed electoral system demonstrate the existence of ‘contamination effect’ in various Western democracies. While ‘contamination effect’ suggests that party would gain more proportional representation (PR) seats by increasing its number of candidate nomination in the single-member-district (SMD) races, we contend that small parties should also take the strength of nominated candidates into consideration. Nominating strong candidates in SMD competitions could generate positive ‘spillover effect’ to party's PR tier. By focusing on the 2016 Taiwan legislative election, our findings suggest that first, small parties need to fulfill the institutional requirements in order to qualify for running in the party-list election; second, the ‘contamination effect’ exists in Taiwan, but it is conditional; and finally, candidates’ strength creates positive ‘spillover effect’ on party's proportional seats.

scholarly journals Serum Procalcitonin and C Reactive Protein in as early markers neonatal sepsis- A prospective study

2020 ◽  
Vol 8 (2) ◽  
pp. 73-77
Keyword(s):  
Blood Culture ◽  
Prospective Study ◽  
Gestational Age ◽  
Neonatal Sepsis ◽  
Statistical Significance ◽  
Developed Countries ◽  
Early Onset Sepsis ◽  
The Developed Countries ◽  
One Year ◽  
A Prospective Study

Neonatal sepsis is one of the commonest causes of morbidity and mortality in neonates in India compared to the developed countries. Aim: To evaluate the Procalcitonin level this is an early marker in the diagnosis of neonatal sepsis and to assess the suitability of this test in the diagnosis of early-onset sepsis. Method: The prospective study was conducted in the Neonatal Division of Department of Pediatrics, Prathima Institute of Medical Sciences over a period of one year. The blood samples from 100 babies meeting the inclusion and exclusion criteria constituted the material for study. Result: Among the n=100 cases n=39 were procalcitonin positive, compared with gestational age 10 (43.5%) cases were positive with a gestation of <37 weeks and 24 (31.2%) cases positive of cases >37 weeks and there was no statistical significance concerning gestational age the association of material characteristics with procalcitonin positive and CRP positive levels. Blood culture was positive in n=9 (9%) of babies with (90% CI, 5.3-14.9) and negative in n=91 (91%) of babies with (90% CI, 85.2-94.7). Conclusion: A positive blood culture is the only definitive and gold standard for confirming a case of sepsis. Since the culture and sensitivity test requires a minimum period of 48 hours which is a precious time in deciding on the treatment of sepsis in the newborn. Rapid diagnosis by using Procalcitonin and CRP gives a reasonable degree of accuracy in diagnosing neonatal sepsis and will also guide antibiotic therapy. Procalcitonin in comparison with CRP has better sensitivity and hence can detect most cases of neonatal sepsis and better negative predictive value.

scholarly journals DEVELOPMENT OF SOLAR ENERGY IN UKRAINE IN THE CONTEXT OF THE TRANSITION TO THE CARBON-NEUTRAL ECONOMY

2021 ◽  
Vol 2021 (1) ◽  
Author(s):  
T. Pimonenko ◽  
O. Lyulyov ◽  
N. Letunovska ◽  
O. Lytvynenko ◽  
A. Nazarenko
Keyword(s):  
Renewable Energy ◽  
Solar Energy ◽  
Alternative Energy ◽  
Renewable Energy Sources ◽  
Developed Countries ◽  
Energy Sources ◽  
Advantages And Disadvantages ◽  
Alternative Energy Sources ◽  
Research And Innovation ◽  
Leading Position

The article aims to study current trends in the use of solar energy in Ukraine and the world as one of the main directions of decarbonization of the national economy. The authors systematize the prospects, advantages and disadvantages of the development of renewable energy sources. They conducted a comparative analysis of the "efficiency" of solar energy in some countries and Ukraine. The authors determined that the leading position in terms of the share of energy consumed from renewable sources is occupied by countries with developed economies due to the availability of effective motivational mechanisms. From the experience of EU countries, the authors concluded that renewable energy sources form a prerequisite for obtaining additional socio-economic and environmental effects. In the presence of favorable market conditions, renewable energy sources can increase the level of energy security in the country and its energy independence. The article analyzes the legislation of Ukraine on stimulating the development of alternative energy. The authors proposed two opposed ways of further developing solar energy in Ukraine. In particular, the country can implement methods of using alternative energy, which developed countries have successfully implemented. Another area involves increasing research and innovation in implementing, using, maintaining, and utilizing energy-generating devices from alternative energy sources. Despite the polarity of the proposed directions for further development of renewable energy, in both cases, the state policy on attracting investment and promoting the use of energy from alternative energy sources is crucial. In addition, the authors noted the benefits for society from the development and implementation of alternative energy sources. The scaling up and promotion of energy production technologies from alternative sources can reduce carbon emissions, which has been an urgent problem globally.

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