Five-point electoral law
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Five-point electoral law[1] (Polish: wybory pięcioprzymiotnikowe; the term has also been translated to English as five-point elections[1], five-adjective elections[2] or five-adjective principle in electoral law[3]) is a concept used in Polish political science referring to the elections that are:
- universal
- direct
- equal
- proportional
- anonymous (secret ballot)[4].
In Polish discourse, the term is also equivalent to calling elections that are fair and democratic[5][6].
A similar concept is used in elections to the Israeli Knesset, with a sixth adjective, "national (no constituencies)", added, and "general" used instead of "universal".
