Kandydaci Platformy Obywatelskiej RP oraz Prawa i Sprawiedliwości na prezydentów miast w Kaliszu i Koninie. „Lokomotywy wyborcze” czy beneficjenci partyjnego szyldu?
Mayoral Candidates of the Civic Platform and the Law and Justice in the Cities of Kalisz and Konin. „Electoral Drivers" or Beneficiaries of the Party Banner?

Summary/Abstract: The article discusses candidates running for city mayors in the 2002-2018 elections in the eastern part of Greater Poland. It analyses which of the candidates can be referred to as “electoral locomotives” in the local elections and which of them owe their results to their electoral committee or party. The analysis focuses on the two largest and most popular parties in the country: Civic Platform and Law and Justice. The narrative is based on the comparative analysis method.The article attempts to answer the following questions: Was major support among voters won by individual candidates or candidates representing a specific committee? How many of these candidates were elected? Did mayoral candidates also run for city council? Were they successful? How many votes did they win and what was the vote breakdown by candidate lists? The answers enabled to determine whether candidatures put forward by the Civic Platform and Law and Justice proved to be in the parties’ favour.

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