The 2020 regional elections in Ukraine: Simultaneously nationalized and regionalized

IF 1.7 Q2 POLITICAL SCIENCE

Regional and Federal Studies Pub Date : 2022-07-14 DOI:10.1080/13597566.2022.2100358

Valentyna Romanova

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Abstract

ABSTRACT The election report explains the extent to which the 2020 regional contests were nationalized and regionalized. In 2020, turnout declined in each region, when compared to electoral participation in the 2019 parliamentary elections. The ruling party heavily underperformed, while parties in opposition enhanced their electoral performance. At the same time, the electoral scores of NSWPs in five regional councils were close to or above 30%. The comparative analysis of the 2020 regional elections with the previous regional contests reveals that the former demonstrates the most severe effects associated with both nationalization and regionalization. Nationalization of the 2020 regional elections is explained by weak regional authority, the decline of Ukraine’s regional diversity, and the de facto strengthening of the president’s powers, while regionalization of the 2020 regional contests is ascribed to the combination of non-simultaneity with national elections, simultaneity with local elections within the region, and decentralization to local government.

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2020年乌克兰地区选举:同时国有化和区域化

选举报告解释了2020年地方选举的国家化和区域化程度。与2019年议会选举的投票率相比，2020年每个地区的投票率都有所下降。执政党的表现严重不佳，而反对党的选举表现有所改善。与此同时，新社民党在五个地区议会的选举得分接近或超过30%。通过对2020年地方选举与历次地方选举的对比分析，发现2020年地方选举在民族化和区域化方面的影响最为严重。2020年地区选举的国家化可以解释为地区权威的薄弱、乌克兰地区多样性的下降以及总统权力的事实上的加强，而2020年地区选举的区域化可以解释为与全国选举的非同时性、与地区内地方选举的同时性以及向地方政府分权的结合。

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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.