Municipalities without elected councils. Causes of insufficient fulfilment of candidate lists in some municipalities in local elections in 2018
By means of a qualitative analysis of the sixteen municipalities in the Czech Republic in which additional elections were held in 2019, five variables were identified which may explain why additional elections occurred. For analysis, we used data from the Czech Statistical Office (municipal election...
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| description | By means of a qualitative analysis of the sixteen municipalities in the Czech Republic in which additional elections were held in 2019, five variables were identified which may explain why additional elections occurred. For analysis, we used data from the Czech Statistical Office (municipal elections 1994 to 2019), the Ministry of Interior of the Czech Republic and information on individual municipalities from media analysis. We have identified the following possible variables which may affect whether additional elections are held: end of elites, non -stand as a candidate again, the end of municipal representatives, incumbent decides not to defend mandate (variable Non -defend mandate) and personal disputes within the municipality. Conversely, the financial situation of the municipality, the age of the representatives, the voter turnout in the municipality, the number of voters, the number of candidate lists or associations and candidates proved inconclusive in most municipalities. A significant increase in new candidates is a consequence rather than an explanation of the holding of additional elections. |
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| spelling | doaj.art-1ec13868efd342cbb5fc68015c6d1b162022-12-21T22:43:00ZcesSciendoPolitics in Central Europe1801-34222021-04-01171578210.2478/pce-2021-0003Municipalities without elected councils. Causes of insufficient fulfilment of candidate lists in some municipalities in local elections in 2018Dvořák Petr0Balík Stanislav1graduated in Political Science from the Faculty of Social Studies, Masaryk University, Czech Republic.professor of Political Science at the Faculty of Social Studies, Masaryk University, Czech Republic.By means of a qualitative analysis of the sixteen municipalities in the Czech Republic in which additional elections were held in 2019, five variables were identified which may explain why additional elections occurred. For analysis, we used data from the Czech Statistical Office (municipal elections 1994 to 2019), the Ministry of Interior of the Czech Republic and information on individual municipalities from media analysis. We have identified the following possible variables which may affect whether additional elections are held: end of elites, non -stand as a candidate again, the end of municipal representatives, incumbent decides not to defend mandate (variable Non -defend mandate) and personal disputes within the municipality. Conversely, the financial situation of the municipality, the age of the representatives, the voter turnout in the municipality, the number of voters, the number of candidate lists or associations and candidates proved inconclusive in most municipalities. A significant increase in new candidates is a consequence rather than an explanation of the holding of additional elections.https://doi.org/10.2478/pce-2021-0003local electionsadditional electionsthe czech republicquality researchcandidates |
| spellingShingle | Dvořák Petr Balík Stanislav Municipalities without elected councils. Causes of insufficient fulfilment of candidate lists in some municipalities in local elections in 2018 Politics in Central Europe local elections additional elections the czech republic quality research candidates |
| title | Municipalities without elected councils. Causes of insufficient fulfilment of candidate lists in some municipalities in local elections in 2018 |
| title_full | Municipalities without elected councils. Causes of insufficient fulfilment of candidate lists in some municipalities in local elections in 2018 |
| title_fullStr | Municipalities without elected councils. Causes of insufficient fulfilment of candidate lists in some municipalities in local elections in 2018 |
| title_full_unstemmed | Municipalities without elected councils. Causes of insufficient fulfilment of candidate lists in some municipalities in local elections in 2018 |
| title_short | Municipalities without elected councils. Causes of insufficient fulfilment of candidate lists in some municipalities in local elections in 2018 |
| title_sort | municipalities without elected councils causes of insufficient fulfilment of candidate lists in some municipalities in local elections in 2018 |
| topic | local elections additional elections the czech republic quality research candidates |
| url | https://doi.org/10.2478/pce-2021-0003 |
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