Electoral culture as part of democratic culture

Abstract

The attitude of the people towards power and the course promoted by it certainly represents the democratic aspect of the country, being at the same time essential and basic for what is formed in a state. If we were to refer to a plural-party system, we could mention and bring to the fore the ability to really influence the situation in the country, thanks to the voters who vote for the political forms that express and have the power to realize the wishes and aspirations of the people. The way of political participation of the majority of citizens in the political regime is voting, which is the most common act. The democratic regime is functional because of elections that are constitutionally periodic and take place by universal, equal, direct, secret and freely expressed suffrage, held on predetermined dates. They offer the opportunity for the extensive participation of all citizens, but with the exclusion of some based on some limiting conditions. Otherwise, elections can be held that are not free and with certain limited possibilities of participation, marked by certain degrading favoritism in the electoral campaign, which are held with objectives that seek a special control over the opposition, with an assumed national and international legitimacy , with manipulated results in a final. Because of this, no one could even question the fact that the previously mentioned characteristics of democratic voting should not exist. Regardless of the previous ones, implementation remains quite problematic and not only in regimes that are included in the processes of transition to democracy.