Elections To Local Government Councils’ 2002: Relations Between Political Parties And The Development Of The Party System
Elections To Local Government Councils’ 2002: Relations Between Political Parties And The Development Of The Party System

Summary/Abstract: The elections that took place on 22 December 2002 resulted in the election of 1,560 members of the local government councils. Pursuant to the decision made by the ruling parties with the support of other parties, the elections to the Office of the President of the Republic and those to the local government councils were held on the same day.2 That is why, perhaps, the electoral campaign looked like a “subordinate action”. It certainly does not mean a questioning of “the only game in town”, i.e. doubting the principles of democracy. Nevertheless, this could be regarded as the parties’ efforts to use dubious means to influence voters before the elections

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