SPD IN THE MUNICIPAL ELECTIONS IN 2022 IN THE SOUTH MORAVIAN REGION Cover Image

SPD V KOMUNÁLNÍCH VOLBÁCH V ROCE 2022 V JIHOMORAVSKÉM KRAJI
SPD IN THE MUNICIPAL ELECTIONS IN 2022 IN THE SOUTH MORAVIAN REGION

Author(s): Josef Smolík, Michal Ševčík
Subject(s): Politics, Regional Geography, Electoral systems
Published by: Masarykova univerzita nakladatelství
Keywords: municipal elections; political parties; populism; municipalities; election results;
Summary/Abstract: This paper focuses on the analysis of the local elections, emphasizing the SPD's electoral gains. Municipal politics has a significant impact on the development of municipalities and regions. The text focuses on the analysis of the electoral results of the SPD political movement in the municipal elections in the South Moravian Region in 2022. The theoretical part of the paper describes the basic mechanisms and principles of municipal elections and the political programmatic of the SPD political movement. The analytical part deals with the results of the elections in the South Moravian region, emphasizing the gains of the SPD political party, which is classified as far right. The data is based on the statistical server volby.cz, which is provided by the Czech Statistical Office. The results of the survey can be seen as a contribution to the discussion on municipal politics, municipal elections, and the strategies of individual political parties. The main finding is that the SPD political movement did not become stronger in municipal politics in the South Moravian Region.

  • Page Range: 407-415
  • Page Count: 9
  • Publication Year: 2023
  • Language: Czech