Szlovákiai önkormányzati választások. Taroltak a függetlenek, várakozáson felüli eredményt értek el a magyar indulók
Municipal Elections in Slovakia. Landslide Victory of Independent Candidates, Hungarians Results Beyond Expectations

Summary/Abstract: Municipal elections were held in Slovakia in November, 2018. Independent candidates achieved an overwhelming success thanks to the fact that, after the governmental crises, belonging to a political party became negatively marked. Neither right wing parties in the opposition, nor the liberal candidates were not able to benefit from the situation, however, the further weakening of Smer improved conditions for them. The Hungarian voters’ have turned away from politics, and their distrust of political parties has been obvious over several previous elections. This long lasting negative tendency, that many Hungarians keep themselves away from the elections, seems to be continuing. The Party of the Hungarian Community still has a very strong local embeddedness, and managed to keep the majority of those municipal positions that were controlled by them over the years. The Most–Híd party’s performance was somewhat weaker in Hungarian populated areas than that of the Party of the Hungarian Community, however, the ethnically mixed party was more successful at the national level.

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