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A meeting point for scholars working on the processes of formation of coalition governments in European parliamentary systems is the analysis of the Spanish case. Since the restoration of democracy in the late 1970s parliamentary minority has not come to form any coalition government. Instead of it there have been parliamentary negotiation processes, in which stable parliamentary agreements have been reached to ensure continuous support for the government in office. One point worth noting is that, in these negotiations, the main national parties – UCD, PSOE or PP – have chosen to negotiate only with nationalist parties or non-state-wide parties. This article attempts, in the light of spatial analysis, to provide new arguments for understanding such negotiation processes.
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This article elaborates on the topic of majority rule which is a principle that has been a part of the democratic systems for centuries, but is being questioned nowadays. Some even say that in democracy the majority does not need to wield the power and  that the principal value of modern political systems should be  the  rule of inclusion, i.e. engaging in the decision-making process as many social groups as possible. Instead of challenging the idea of majority rule it is worth to analyse it systemically from various perspectives. First, it seems significant to establish the scope of the definition, namely to clearly state what the majority rule is. Second, it should be decided what this rule is legitimized by when analyzed from the point of view of electoral process, parliamentary support and social trust. Third, the aspect of majority threshold should be scrutinized as it differs depending on the importance of the decision taken by the legislative body. Finally, it is worth to analyze the topic of minority rule government which is the government that has no absolute majority in the Parliament; such a situation is sometimes called ‘a lower majority rules.
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Niniejszy artykuł prezentuje relacje telewizyjne po ataku terrorystycznym, który miał miejsce podczas kampanii wyborczej w Hiszpanii w 2008 roku. Punktem wyjścia jest stwierdzenie, że w systemach medialnych określanych jako „spolaryzowany pluralizm” poszczególne tematy ujmowane są przez media w ramy konkurencji wyborczej i przedstawiane z perspektywy stanowisk poszczególnych partii politycznych. Analiza pokazuje, że nawet w przypadku kwestii wyjątkowo istotnych, takich jak terroryzm, dynamika spolaryzowanego pluralizmu wykrzywia przekaz w taki sposób, iż do odbiorców kierowane są odmienne wersje wydarzeń.
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This paper presents the television coverage of a terrorist attack during the 2008 election campaign in Spain. The starting point is that in media systems known as polarized pluralist, issues are usually framed through the lenses of electoral competition, portrayed from the point of view of political parties. Analysis shows that even in the case of important issues such as terrorism, the dynamics of polarised pluralism bias its coverage, offering different versions of events to citizens.
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A meeting point for scholars working on the processes of formation of coalition governments in European parliamentary systems is the analysis of the Spanish case. Since the restoration of democracy in the late 1970s parliamentary minority has not come to form any coalition government. Instead of it there have been parliamentary negotiation processes, in which stable parliamentary agreements have been reached to ensure continuous support for the government in office. One point worth noting is that, in these negotiations, the main national parties – UCD, PSOE or PP – have chosen to negotiate only with nationalist parties or non-state-wide parties. This article attempts, in the light of spatial analysis, to provide new arguments for understanding such negotiation processes.
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Badacze zajmujący się procesami formowania koalicji rządowych w europejskich systemach parlamentarnych często analizują przypadek Hiszpanii. Od przywrócenia demokracji pod koniec lat 70. XX wieku mniejszość parlamentarna nigdy nie sformowała rządu. Wyłanianiu stabilnego rządu służyły zatem procesy negocjacji w parlamencie, w których formowały się trwałe porozumienia koalicyjne. Istotną cechą tych negocjacji było to, że główne partie ogólnokrajowe rozmawiały jedynie z partiami regionalnymi. Niniejszy artykuł stara się dostarczyć, za pomocą analizy przestrzennej, nowych argumentów służących zrozumieniu tych procesów negocjacyjnych.
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