Odpartyjnienie organów samorządu terytorialnego na przykładzie wyborów samorządowych w Świętochłowicach w latach 1990-2014
Non-partisanship in local government – example of 1990-2014 local election in Świętochłowice

Summary/Abstract: Polish local politics is recognized as one of the least partisan in Europe. The highest political support is reached by local committees founded as electoral initiatives of political entrepreneur or local activists’ group. This article presents the local committees in Świętochłowice (city in the Silesian Voivodeship) from implementing of local government in 1990. The author shows their role in local politics, electoral base and election campaign. Presented analysis is a prelude to a reflection on role of local committees and their influence on local politics in the Silesian Voivodeship.

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