ORSZÁGOS PÁRTOK – HELYI ÖNKORMÁNYZATOK
NATIONAL PARTIES – LOCAL GOVERNMENTS

Summary/Abstract: This paper examines the Hungarian national parties in local governments: through the analysis of the local elections between 1994 and 2010 I try to answer three research questions: First, what factors infl uence the appearance of national parties on local level? Second, where are the ‘party representative’ dominant actors? Finally, whether proportions of parties in local governments are in connection with confi dence in parties or with the settlements’ social-economic condition? Furthermore (as part of a qualitative research) I made interviews with mayors and local representatives about their opinion on the presence of party representatives. Are these political actors a blessing or a curse in local governments? And the main question: Are national parties needed on local level or are they not necessary in local politics?

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