Counties in a vacuum: The electoral consequences of a declining meso-tier in Hungary

IF 1.7 Q2 POLITICAL SCIENCE

Regional and Federal Studies Pub Date : 2020-12-11 DOI:10.1080/13597566.2020.1855148

László Kákai, Ilona Pálné Kovács

引用次数: 5

Abstract

ABSTRACT The significance of counties has been steadily declining since 1990 and in 2010 their competences were drastically reduced. The declining importance of counties is reflected in the 2019 county election results. Turnout was low and the alliance FIDESZ-KDNK has won absolute majorities in all 19 county assemblies. In addition, opposition parties and non governmental organisations (which can participate in county elections) were practically invisible and most statewide parties have abolished their county-level branches. Nevertheless, the opposition managed to achieve electoral successes in Budapest and in ten large cities. In this election report we discuss the impact of various centralization and electoral system reforms on the 2019 county election results.

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真空中的郡县:匈牙利中部地区衰落的选举后果

摘要自1990年以来，各县的重要性一直在稳步下降，而在2010年，它们的能力大幅下降。各县重要性的下降反映在2019年的县选举结果中。投票率很低，联盟FIDESZ-KDNK在所有19个县议会中赢得了绝对多数。此外，反对党和非政府组织（可以参加县选举）实际上是隐形的，大多数全州政党都废除了县级分支机构。尽管如此，反对派还是在布达佩斯和十个大城市的选举中取得了成功。在这份选举报告中，我们讨论了各种中央集权和选举制度改革对2019年县选举结果的影响。

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Regional and Federal Studies POLITICAL SCIENCE-

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3.80

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21.40%

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期刊介绍： The upsurge of academic and political interest in regional and federal questions since the 1980s has been stimulated by the salience of regions in EU policy-making and the Structural Funds but also by regionalization and federalization processes in many Western states. The most striking example is the devolution occurring in the UK, but the process is at work all over Europe and in other parts of the world. These developments have led to many important research programmes and projects. Regional and Federal Studies is a refereed social science journal which provides an academic forum for the publication of international research on these issues. It is essential reading for both academics and practitioners in politics, administration and the business world.