THE SPECIFICITY OF DISTRICT NO. 9 IN THE 2014 ELECTIONS TO THE EUROPEAN PARLIAMENT IN THE REPUBLIC OF POLAND Cover Image

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THE SPECIFICITY OF DISTRICT NO. 9 IN THE 2014 ELECTIONS TO THE EUROPEAN PARLIAMENT IN THE REPUBLIC OF POLAND

Author(s): Przemysław Maj
Subject(s): Politics / Political Sciences, Politics, Electoral systems
Published by: Wydawnictwo Uniwersytetu Rzeszowskiego
Keywords: 2014 elections; European Parliament;Subcarpathia;Subcarpathian Voivodeship;district No. 9.

Summary/Abstract: The Subcarpathian Voivodeship is a specific region in terms of electoral prefer-ences. The results of the European elections in 2004, 2009 and 2014 indicated that results better than the national average were gained by right-wing parties (Liga Polskich Rodzin, Prawo i Sprawiedliwość) as well as “rural” committees (Polskie Stronnictwo Ludowe, Samoobrona). The aim of this article is to explain the factors influencing the electoral preferences.

  • Issue Year: 13/2015
  • Issue No: 01
  • Page Range: 58-70
  • Page Count: 13
  • Language: Polish