“Free and fair elections are the cornerstone of representative democracy” (Schnaudt 2023a, 80). Statements like this have become classical introductory sentences to scientific election studies over the years. Elections are the key to the acknowledgement of legitimate political rule and political legitimacy more broadly.

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Democracy and the Notion of Free and Fair Elections

  • Paula Hanna Windecker

摘要

“Free and fair elections are the cornerstone of representative democracy” (Schnaudt 2023a, 80). Statements like this have become classical introductory sentences to scientific election studies over the years. Elections are the key to the acknowledgement of legitimate political rule and political legitimacy more broadly.