Constitutional Reform, Consolidation of Democracy
July 23, 2002
Smita Notosusanto*
*Executive Director, Center for Electoral Reform.
The transition from an authoritarian government to a democratic one is, as a rule, institutionalized in a new constitution. For instance, countries in Eastern Europe experienced the transition from communist to liberal democratic administrations. South Africa also underwent a transformation from the apartheid system to one with greater racial justice. The same is |