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From an alternative to a dominant form of local political actors? Independent candidates in the Czech local elections in 2010–2018

By: Kostelecky, T. Bernard, J. Mansfeldova, Z. and Mikesova, R.
Material type: materialTypeLabelBookPublisher: Local Government Studies Description: 50(5), Oct, 2024: p.827-849.Subject(s): Local elections, Czechia, independent candidates, Political parties, Fragmented settlement structure, Small municipalities Post-communist legacy In: Local Government StudiesSummary: This article aims to contribute to the debate on the rise of independents in local politics and the underlying factors driving this trend in Europe by investigating the situation in Czechia, a post-communist country with a highly fragmented local government system. This study uses statistical analyses of electoral data from the 2010, 2014 and 2018 local elections to test the relevance of supply-side and demand-side explanations of the rise of independents. The analysis results show that the political strength of independents in Czech local elections has steadily increased during the last decade. Both tested theoretical models are valid but the effects of supply-side and demand-side factors are highly conditioned by municipalities’ population sizes.- Reproduced https://www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10.1080/03003930.2023.2291111
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This article aims to contribute to the debate on the rise of independents in local politics and the underlying factors driving this trend in Europe by investigating the situation in Czechia, a post-communist country with a highly fragmented local government system. This study uses statistical analyses of electoral data from the 2010, 2014 and 2018 local elections to test the relevance of supply-side and demand-side explanations of the rise of independents. The analysis results show that the political strength of independents in Czech local elections has steadily increased during the last decade. Both tested theoretical models are valid but the effects of supply-side and demand-side factors are highly conditioned by municipalities’ population sizes.- Reproduced

https://www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10.1080/03003930.2023.2291111

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