The phenomenon of instability in electoral laws and its impact on youth participation

Authors

  • Assit. Prof. Dr. Wael Munther Albayaty College of Basic Education, Al-Mustansiriya University Author

Keywords:

Legislative instability, political participation, elections, youth, electoral system

Abstract

Legislative policy is a plan adopted by the legislative authority in the state, through which it aims to translate the general policy adopted by the state in various social, economic, political and cultural fields. The importance of this policy lies in the electoral laws, as they ultimately lead to the arrival of real representatives to the elected councils. It is noted that legislative policy with regard to electoral laws in Iraq has suffered from a fundamental problem represented in a phenomenon unique to the Iraqi experience, which is its instability, and the tendency of the House of Representatives to change it continuously after each electoral cycle, which has negatively affected the nature of representation, as well as the rates of voter participation

References

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3. Wael Munther Al Bayati, Developments in the Electoral System in Iraq, Ain Network for Election Monitoring, Baghdad, 2023.

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Published

2025-03-28

Issue

Vol. 4 No. 1 (2025): The First Scientific Al-Bayan Conference on Contemporary Legal and Political Issues, held at the College of Law - Al-Bayan University in 2025

Section

Legal research