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GALLO, Adriana. The triphasic elective process in Latin America: Impact analysis of interaction in the new institutional instruments. Espiral (Guadalaj.) [online]. 2011, vol.18, n.51, pp.103-133. ISSN 1665-0565.

This paper will analyze the effects of the concurrent application of two institutional instruments -open primary elections and majority run off system-suggested during the last political reforms in Latin America. The relevance Abstracts No of the thematic is due to that both share similar objectives that synthetically are: to give citizens more political discernment tools, to provide the parties with better democratic conditions, to consecrate the medium voter candidate, and to increase the electoral base and democratic legitimacy of the President. By the exposition and discussion of certain theoretical models proposed, we will try to evaluate the balance between potential benefits and hidden costs of the application of both system, and their impact on democratic representativeness.

Palavras-chave : Open Primary Elections; Majority Run Off; Party Representativeness.