Elections in a non-territorial autonomous setting: The minority self-governments in Hungary
Elections in a non-territorial autonomous setting: The minority self-governments in Hungary

Summary/Abstract: The author addresses the subject of minorities’ participation in the process of taking the decisions on the local level on the basis of principles established by the democratic electoral system. In particular is analyzed the model of the participatory involvement of ethnic minorities’ communities within the Non-Territorial Autonomies (NTA). The work explores the general models of the process of local self-government within 5 countries from Central and South-Eastern Europe: Hungary, Estonia, Croatia, Serbia, Slovenia, contributing to a better understanding of the role of ethnic minorities’ involvement in the context of local elections. In addition there are analyzed the main functions of the elections: the freedom of expression within the electoral process, the competition, the presence of alternative choice, the legitimacy, the responsibility, the participatory mobilization etc

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