Criticism of electoral politics

Criticism has been directed at democratic political systems such as representative democracy and direct democracy, as well as at the act of voting itself. While representative democracy (and electoral systems in general) have become the modern civics global standard, many forms of criticism describe alternatives that have existed before and/or independently of electoral systems, such as the actions and political movements that stem from efforts to encourage people to abstain from voting for ethical or ideological reasons.

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