Author (Person) | Hlavac, Marek |
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Series Title | Regional and Federal Studies |
Series Details | Vol.26, No.3, July 2016, p433-443 |
Publication Date | July 2016 |
ISSN | 1359-7566 |
Content Type | Journal | Series | Blog |
Abstract: This paper explores the results of the 2016 parliamentary election in the Slovak Republic, with a special emphasis on the regional aspects of participating political parties’ election campaigns. It summarizes the election results for the country as a whole, as well as separately by region. An empirical analysis of party electoral performance at the district level suggests that the incumbent Smer party tended to do well in districts with higher rates of unemployment and a lower proportion of university-educated population. Similar patterns hold for the Slovak ethnic nationalist Slovak National Party and the far-right People’s Party Our Slovakia. By contrast, the two parties that presented themselves as being starkly opposed to the Smer government’s policies—Freedom and Solidarity and Ordinary People and Independent Personalities—exhibit greater support in districts with more university-educated voters and lower unemployment rates. |
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Source Link | http://dx.doi.org/10.1080/13597566.2016.1178114 |
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Countries / Regions | Slovakia |
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