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LIBERALIZING POLITICAL PARTICIPATIONTHROUGH LOW THRESHOLDS AND EASY VOTING
Șerban MARINESCU USR parliamentary advisor
2nd SCIENTIFIC ELECTORAL EXPERTS DEBATES EQUAL SUFFRAGE, 3-4 May 2018, Sinaia, Romania
1. WHY DO WE NEED TO LIBERALIZE POLITICAL PARTICIPATION?
2. HOW DOES USR PROPOSE TO DO THAT?
- Easy registration of candidates- Easy voting- Low thresholds - Better representation for diaspora
Number of signatures required for candidates in one constituency (parliamentary elections)
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Slovenia Croatia Ireland Germany Romania
Slovenia Croatia Ireland Germany Romania
Number of signatures required for candidates (european elections)
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250000
Netherlands Finland Austria Germany Belgium Spain Romania
Netherlands Finland Austria Germany Belgium Spain Romania
Case study: Sinaia
Population:10.410(2011)
1%ofpopulation:104
Numberofsignaturesneeded:minimum500(5%)
High administrative barriers discourage political participation
Romanians living abroad
734748
3700000
0
500000
1000000
1500000
2000000
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3000000
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4000000
estimatedbyINS estimatedbyMAE
estimatedbyINS estimatedbyMAE
People not voting because the voting station is too far away from where they live – 18%
Young people not voting because the voting station is too far away from where they live – 30%
Participation in parliamentary elections
76 76
6558
39 41 39
0
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30
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1992 1996 2000 2004 2008 2012 2016
1992 1996 2000 2004 2008 2012 2016
Legal thresholds in European countries
3 3 34 4 4
5 5 5
7
10
0
2
4
6
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12
Spain Ukraine Greece Slovenia Norway Bulgaria CzechRepublic
Poland Romania Russia Turkey
Spain Ukraine Greece Slovenia Norway Bulgaria CzechRepublic Poland Romania Russia Turkey
Votes for candidates below the threshold
7323368
5911794
500000880000
0
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parliamentary2016 EP2014
totalvoters lostvotes
7% 16%
High thresholds discourage political participation
Mayor of Bucharest - 13,7% of registered voters
1793263
595822
246553
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totalvoters actualvoters Fireavoters
totalvoters actualvoters Fireavoters
Current representation of diaspora
310000734748
3700000
0
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1500000
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formuladeducted estimatedbyINS estimatedbyMAE
formuladeducted estimatedbyINS estimatedbyMAE
2senators4deputies
• the ballot requirements are too high; • the postal vote is, in its current form, too complicated
and very restrictive as to who can vote; • the thresholds are way too high and this leads to
wasted votes; •Romanians who are living aboard are shockingly
underrepresented in Parliament;
Number of parties after liberalization
30
59
0
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2012 2016
Proposed reduction of the number of signatures
current proposed
Parliamentary 1%* 182.751 0,5%** 36.060
Local 1%* - 0,5%** -
Presidential 200.000 0,5%** 57.765
European parliament 200.000100.000
0,5%**0,5%**
27.83327.833
100%
25%
0%
25%
50%
75%
100%
1%* 0,5%**
1%*=onepercentoftotalvoters
0,5%**=halfprocent ofthenumberofvotersinthelastsimilarelection
Postal vote for everybody
734748
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0
2000000
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10000000
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current proposed
Proposed reduction of thresholds
current proposed
Parliamentary 5% 3%
Local 5% natural threshold
European parliament 5% natural threshold
Proposed representation of diaspora
310000734748
3700000
0
500000
1000000
1500000
2000000
2500000
3000000
3500000
4000000
formuladeducted estimatedbyINS estimatedbyMAE
formuladeducted estimatedbyINS estimatedbyMAE
proposed:4senators10deputies
current:2senators4deputies
Romania does not have a stability problem.
Romania needs change through participation.
THANK YOU
Șerban MARINESCU USR parliamentary advisor
phone: 0723 218 650email: [email protected]
2nd SCIENTIFIC ELECTORAL EXPERTS DEBATES EQUAL SUFFRAGE, 3-4 May 2018, Sinaia, Romania