Analysis of Voter Support for Marián Kotleba as The Representative of Far Right in The Regional Elections of 2013 Cover Image

Analýza volebnej podpory Mariána Kotlebu ako reprezentanta krajnej pravice v krajských voľbách 2013
Analysis of Voter Support for Marián Kotleba as The Representative of Far Right in The Regional Elections of 2013

Author(s): Roman Mikuš, Daniel Gurňák , Anna Máriássyová
Subject(s): Social Sciences
Published by: Sociologický ústav - Slovenská akadémia vied
Keywords: electoral geography; regional elections; Marián Kotleba; ĽSNS; far right

Summary/Abstract: The main objective of the research is to present ĽSNS and its chairman Kotleba and to set them in the terminology used with the far right parties and to explain the definition of the far right parties and its position in Slovak politics in concept of the success of the far right parties in Europe. Second objective is to analyse the geographic distribution of voter preferences for Kotleba in comparison with turnout. Third objective is to analyze demographic and economic variables in comparison with the support for Kotleba. Findings show that the votes were merely a protest vote against the mainstream political parties.

  • Issue Year: 48/2016
  • Issue No: 1
  • Page Range: 48-70
  • Page Count: 23
  • Language: Slovak