Electoral System Dysfunction: The Arab Republic of Egypt
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Northern Kentucky University
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Elections are the cornerstone of democratic systems, but the form they take and their overall quality varies widely. In
this paper, electoral systems and their formulae for deciding a victor are analyzed using the Arab Republic of Egypt
as a case study. This manuscript explores how the differences in electoral formulae influence voting behavior and governmental
longevity. An analysis is done through a qualitative and quantitative study of Egyptian elections, beginning
with Anwar Al-Sadat in 1970 and ending with Abdel Fattah Al-Sisi in 2018. We find that the Egyptian majoritarian system
has not provided increased legitimacy, as suggested by the literature for a variety of reasons. This leads to further
questions about the electoral formula in Egypt as well as the role of other institutions in the Egyptian political system.
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Elections Corrupt practices Egypt