CAN MEMBERS OF PARLIAMENT VOTE FREELY?

Authors

  • María Holgado González Universidad Pablo de Olavide, de Sevilla

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.5380/rfdufpr.v61i2.47304

Keywords:

Political parties. Blocked electoral lists. Free vote.

Abstract

This article highlights the contradiction between a system of blocked lists for elections to the Congress of Deputies, as we still have in Spain, and the prohibition of imperative mandate in the Constitution. It analyzes also the Spanish parliamentary practice (free or undisciplined parliamentary vote cases) and the proposals of the doctrine to overcome this contradiction, preferring open electoral lists to allow a more representative relationship between citizens and parliamentarians.

Author Biography

María Holgado González, Universidad Pablo de Olavide, de Sevilla

Profesora Titular de Derecho Constitucional, Universidad Pablo de Olavide, Sevilla, España.

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Published

2016-08-23

How to Cite

González, M. H. (2016). CAN MEMBERS OF PARLIAMENT VOTE FREELY?. Revista Da Faculdade De Direito UFPR, 61(2), 9 – 23. https://doi.org/10.5380/rfdufpr.v61i2.47304

Issue

Vol. 61 No. 2 (2016)

Section

Artigos

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