In electoral competition without a political party. Motivations, context and legal resources for independent candidates in the Republic of Moldova, in 21/2024 L'EUROPE UNIE/UNITED EUROPE, PARIS, EU and its neighbours: resilience and multicultural har

21/2024 L'EUROPE UNIE/UNITED EUROPE, PARIS, EU and its neighbours: resilience and multicultural harmony: L'Europe unie/United Europe - special volume - 21/2024 Paris-Cluj Napoca / coord.: Mihaela Natea, Simion Costea. - Cluj-Napoca: Napoca Star, 2024, 120 pages, ISBN 978-606-062-997-9; PARIS: Print ISSN: 0248-2851, On line ISSN: 2743-4052, Linking ISSN (ISSN-L): 2743-4052, EAN: 99782749700519, DOI: 10.13140/RG.2.2.18003.28969; https://www.ceeol.com/search/journal-detail?id=1955 ; In electoral competition without a political party. Motivations, context and legal resources for independent candidates in the Republic of Moldova(In electoral competition without a political party. Motivations, context and legal resources for independent candidates in the Republic of Moldova) Author(s): Valentina Cornea, Alin TOMUŞ Language: English Subject(s): SOCIOLOGY, Politics / Political Sciences, Geography, Regional studies Issue: 21/2024 Page Range: 63-75 No. of Pages: 13 Keywords: democracy; multi-party system; political party; independent candidate Summary/Abstract: Electoral competition is a fundamental attribute of democratic systems. Modern American-inspired democracy, essentially, has established and supported electoral competition between political blocs, capable of supporting and justifying multi-partyism as an expression of the capacity for political organization of society. In recent decades, many states have adopted regulatory frameworks and electoral rules that facilitate independent candidacies, mainly in local and regional elections. In this article we debate, in what extent does the cooperation of masses of individuals, of a subnational collectivity, influence the political goals of the electoral system, to what extent does the institutional context influence the emergence of independent candidates, to what extent do the beliefs of collectivities allow the emergence of such candidates in the Republic of Moldova.