Democratic Consolidation And Circulation Of Elites In The Guatemalan Political System
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This article evidences the rotation of existing élites in the Congress of the Republic of Guatemala during the seven legislatures that have taken place since the 1985 Constitution. The objective of this paper is to determine whether the Guatemalan political system has been able to establish a path towards political stability, and with it achieve democratic consolidation. To measure this process the article used as the theoretical framework the conceptual contribution developed by Leonardo Morlino. The text also indicates the research process implemented by the team. The aim of this investigative article is to illustrate the number of years that each of the members of the Guatemalan Congress has exercised as a public representative. The article develops an analysis of results which leads to the conclusion that the Guatemalan political system has not been able to establish itself as a stable liberal democracy.
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FERNANDEZ LUIÑA ET AL, E. (2016). Democratic Consolidation And Circulation Of Elites In The Guatemalan Political System. Península, 11(1). https://doi.org/10.1016/j.pnsla.2016.01.003
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