Democratización, representación, transparencia e equidade electoral: Debate acerca da reforma política en Arxentina

Abstract

In the present work we analyze the new law of Democratization of Political Representation, Transparency and Electoral Equity, enacted in Argentina, considering the four objectives involved in its title. Here we examine that the main drawback of the latest reform lies in the fact that it attempts to force the system to use party support as an organizing criterion, but starting from contradictory principles based on antagonistic points of view about political parties. Thus we shall see that whenever a kind of competition exists that is not party-ruled, personalized or divided into sectors, and the entire citizenry is allowed to participate, the results only promote fragmentation, internal inconsistencies, and loss of relevance of the political parties within the electoral scene.

Neste traballo analízase a Lei de democratización da representación política, a transparencia e a equidade electoral, sancionada en Arxentina, considerando os catro obxectivos implicados no título desta norma. Aquí realízase unha lectura crítica desta Lei de reforma política, orientando o foco non nas dificultades concretas respecto do seu cumprimento efectivo, senón nos fundamentos teóricos que guiaron o obxectivo reformador. Finalmente, procurarase mostrar que mediante a implementación destas regras se acaba promovendo a fragmentación partidaria, a mingua na consistencia interna das organizacións e a perda de relevancia dos partidos políticos na escena electoral.