The 2020 county elections in Romania: More nationalization, less regionalization

IF 1.7 Q2 POLITICAL SCIENCE

Regional and Federal Studies Pub Date : 2022-12-07 DOI:10.1080/13597566.2022.2152441

I. Székely

引用次数: 1

Abstract

ABSTRACT The report discusses the main features of Romania’s county councils, the context and results of their election in 2020, and addresses some theoretical questions raised earlier in the annual reviews of regional elections. It confirms the argument that Romania’s subnational elections have a significant forecasting (barometer) potential: in 2020 their results correctly indicated that no facile right-wing victory was to be expected at the parliamentary elections. The nationalization of the main parties and of the party system is also assessed. Analyzing electoral results in a longer time perspective reveals that most (though not all) counties are strongholds of one of the main political camps, which brings Romania close to an aggregated (as opposed to a replicated) party system at the national level. While this sets limits to party system nationalization, of the other sources formerly contributing to the regionalization of the vote only the Hungarian ethnic parties maintained their relevance in 2020.

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2020年罗马尼亚县选举：更多的国有化，更少的区域化

该报告讨论了罗马尼亚的县议会的主要特点，背景和他们的选举在2020年的结果，并解决了一些理论问题，在区域选举的年度审查早些时候提出的。它证实了罗马尼亚的地方选举具有重要的预测潜力的观点:2020年的选举结果正确地表明，右翼在议会选举中不会轻易获胜。主要政党的国家化和政党制度的国家化也进行了评价。从更长远的角度分析选举结果可以发现，大多数县(虽然不是全部)都是主要政治阵营之一的大本营，这使得罗马尼亚在国家层面上接近一个聚合(而不是复制)的政党体系。虽然这限制了政党制度的民族化，但在以前有助于选举区域化的其他来源中，只有匈牙利民族政党在2020年保持了相关性。

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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.