Abstentionism
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title:
Abstentionism
text:
Abstentionism is the political practice of standing for election to a deliberative assembly while refusing to take up any seats won or otherwise participate in the assembly's business. Abstentionism differs from an election boycott in that abstentionists participate in the election itself. Abstentionism has been used by Irish republican political movements in the United Kingdom and Ireland since the early 19th century. It was also used by Hungarian and Czech nationalists in the Austrian Imperial
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wiki
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Political strategy in a legislature
original url:
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Abstentionism
date created:
2005-07-06T18:24:08Z
date modified:
2024-09-14T08:09:05Z
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