Pauline Lejeune
Pauline Lejeune is a FairVote intern, from Sciences Po Paris (France) where she studies political science and constitutional law.
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Iraq’s 2010 Parliamentary Election – Part 7: Politics Blowing Up Democracy
- Posted: April 29, 2010
- Author(s): Pauline Lejeune
- Categories: Research & Analysis, Home, Fair Voting/Proportional Representation, Middle East and Africa, FairVote, Elections Worldwide
Pauline Lejeune is analyzing the post-election situation in Iraq.
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The day FairVote decided to vote on lunch
- Posted: April 27, 2010
- Author(s): Pauline Lejeune
- Categories: Research & Analysis, Instant Runoff Voting, Home, Fair Voting/Proportional Representation, FairVote
Today, we could not decide on what to order and realizing that we are the voting system experts, we thought it would be great to cast votes before making any decision. Different systems can get different winners and this was a great opportunity to test their fairness and impact.
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French Regional elections: With "proportional" system, the devil is in the details...
- Posted: April 27, 2010
- Author(s): Pauline Lejeune
- Categories: Instant Runoff Voting, Home, Europe, Fair Voting/Proportional Representation, Elections Worldwide
On March 14th and 21st, French voters elected their 26 regional councils. A main point of interest, beyond the results, is how the semi-proportional system used for the regional elections distorts the electoral dynamics, and how well represented women are.
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Iraq’s 2010 Parliamentary Election – Part 6: De-Baathification Should Not Affect the Post-Election Political Balance
- Posted: March 31, 2010
- Author(s): Pauline Lejeune
- Categories: Research & Analysis, Home, Middle East and Africa, FairVote, Elections Worldwide
Iraq's post-election de-baathification jeopardizes the legitimacy of the March 7th election.
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Iraq’s 2010 Parliamentary Election – Part 5: Familiar Politicians, Redefined Alliances
- Posted: March 29, 2010
- Author(s): Pauline Lejeune
- Categories: Research & Analysis, Home, Middle East and Africa, FairVote, Elections Worldwide
The release of final results of the March 7th election by Iraq's Independent High Electoral commission officially started the process of forming a new cabinet.
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Building an Iraqi coalition is part of democracy
- Posted: March 25, 2010
- Author(s): Pauline Lejeune
- Publication: The National
- Categories: Home, Fair Voting/Proportional Representation, FairVote
FairVote's Pauline Lejeune responds to an article about the March 7th Iraqi Parliamentary elections.
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Iraq’s 2010 Parliamentary Election - Part 4: Iraqi Women’s Political Reality
- Posted: March 22, 2010
- Author(s): Pauline Lejeune
- Categories: Home, Middle East and Africa, FairVote, Elections Worldwide
This blog series on the 2010 Iraqi parliamentary elections is all about how Iraq has been working on building an inclusive, fair voting system. So far, the main focus has been on the Iraqi open-list form of proportional representation (PR), designed to overcome sectarian rifts and stabilize the country. It is now about time to take a closer look at women’s role in the Iraqi electoral process.
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Term Limits Strengthen Colombia's Democracy
- Posted: March 10, 2010
- Author(s): Pauline Lejeune
- Categories: Research & Analysis, Home, Americas, FairVote, Elections Worldwide
A couple of weeks ago, the Colombian Constitutional Court rejected legislation calling for a referendum that would have increased presidential term limits from two to three terms.
This decision prevents President Alvaro Uribe from running for a third straight term in office and sends a strong signal to the international community: the burgeoning Colombian democracy won’t be part of the autocratic wave in South America. -
Iraq’s 2010 Parliamentary Election - Part 3: The Electoral Process as a Stabilizer for the Country
- Posted: March 8, 2010
- Author(s): Pauline Lejeune
- Categories: Home, Research & Analysis, Middle East and Africa, FairVote, Elections Worldwide
Yesterday, about 18.9 million eligible Iraqis had the opportunity to elect their 325-member Council of Representatives through an open-list proportional system. Counting is now underway and the first partial results could be released later this week. In the meantime, there is a lot to be said about how this Iraqi election is impacting the country’s political future.
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Iraq’s 2010 Parliamentary Election - Part 2: A Refined PR System to Improve Representation
- Posted: March 5, 2010
- Author(s): Pauline Lejeune
- Categories: Research & Analysis, Home, Democracy SOS Project, Middle East and Africa, FairVote, Elections Worldwide
This Sunday, Iraq will elect its parliament for the third time in five years. For the first time, they will use an “open” list proportional system, which is seen as a major step to cement Iraqi democracy.