RUDN Journal of Political Science

Вестник Российского университета дружбы народов. Серия: Политология

2313-14382313-1446

Peoples’ Friendship University of Russia named after Patrice Lumumba (RUDN University)

20394

10.22363/2313-1438-2018-20-4-506-515

POLITICAL PROCESSES IN CONTEMPORARY WORLD

ПОЛИТИЧЕСКИЕ ПРОЦЕССЫ В СОВРЕМЕННОМ МИРЕ

Research Article

SINGLE-PARTY DOMINANCE IN ETHIOPIA: FPTP ELECTORAL SYSTEM AND PARLIAMENTARY GOVERNMENT SYSTEM AS CONTRIBUTING FACTORS

ИЗБИРАТЕЛЬНАЯ СИСТЕМА ПРОСТОГО БОЛЬШИНСТВА И СИСТЕМА ПАРЛАМЕНТСКОГО ПРАВЛЕНИЯ КАК ФАКТОРЫ, СПОСОБСТВУЮЩИЕ ДОМИНИРОВАНИЮ ОДНОЙ ПАРТИИ В ЭФИОПИИ

Bayeh

Endalcachew

Байе

Эндалкашью

PhD in Political Science, Senior Lecturer of Department of Civics and Ethical Studies, College of Social Sciences and Humanities, Ambo University (Ethiopia)

кандидат политических наук, преподаватель департамента гражданственности и этических исследований Университета Амбо (Эфиопия)

endbayeh@gmail.com

Ambo UniversityУниверситет Амбо

15122018

204

VOL 20, NO4 (2018)

ТОМ 20, №4 (2018)

50651525012019

2018

Bayeh E.

Байе Э.

http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0

https://journals.rudn.ru/political-science/article/view/20394

The primary objective of this paper is to reveal the role of the FPTP electoral system and the parliamentary government system in reinforcing single-party dominance in Ethiopia. For this purpose, the author uses secondary sources of data in his research. The data analysis showed that both the FPTP electoral system and the parliamentary government system have contributed substantially to the existing single-party dominance in Ethiopia. The FPTP electoral system encouraged a single-party rule by awarding seat advantage in parliament to the stronger party, EPRDF. The parliamentary government system has also promoted single-party dominance across all branches of the government by vesting parliament sovereignty with the EPRDF. The researcher comes to the conclusion that due to the inequality of perspectives and opportunities for all political parties (or no genuine multi-party system), the FPTP electoral system and the parliamentary government system inevitably contribute to the development of single-party dominance, which may further lead to authoritarianism.

Основная цель настоящей статьи заключается в выявлении роли избирательной системы простого большинства и системы парламентского правления в укреплении господства одной партии в Эфиопии. Проведенный автором анализ данных показал, что и избирательная система простого большинства, и система парламентского правления в значительной степени способствовали сложившейся системе однопартийного доминирования в Эфиопии. Избирательная система простого большинства поощряла однопартийное правление, предоставляя преимущество при получении мест в парламенте более сильной партии - Революционно-демократического фронта эфиопских народов. Парламентская система правления также способствовала однопартийному доминированию во всех ветвях власти. Автор приходит к выводу, что из-за неравенства перспектив и возможностей для всех политических партий (и отсутствия подлинной многопартийной системы) избирательная система простого большинства и система парламентского правления Эфиопии неизбежно способствуют доминированию одной партии, что может в дальнейшем привести к авторитаризму.

Single-party dominanceParliamentary government systemFPTP electoral systemEPRDFEthiopia

доминирование одной партиипарламентская система правленияизбирательная система простого большинстваРеволюционно-демократический фронт эфиопских народовЭфиопия

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