Political Fragmentation of the Slovak Republic in Light of Regional Elections

Table Of Contents

• Cover
• Series Page
• Title
• Copyright
• Contents
• Introduction
• Abbreviations
• 1 Regions, Regional Government, and Regional Elections in the Slovak Republic
• 1.1 Administrative and Territorial Foundations of Slovak Regionalism
• 1.2 Regulatory Component of Regional Elections
• 1.3 Election Turnout: National, Local, European, and Regional Levels
• 2 Political Fragmentation of the Slovak Republic in the Context of Regional Elections (2001–2017)
• 2.1 2001 Elections
• 2.2 2005 Elections
• 2.3 2009 Elections
• 2.4 2013 Elections
• 2.5 2017 Elections
• 3 Current Regional Elections of 2022 in the Slovak Republic
• 3.1 Political Fragmentation of Slovak Regions According to the 2022 Election Outcome
• 3.2 Political Cleavage “Slovak Politics vs Hungarian Minority”
• 3.3 Political Cleavage “Party vs Independent Deputies”
• Conclusions
• References

Author

Yevheniy Haydanka

Spectrum Slovakia Series

Volume 50

Contents

1. Introduction

2. Abbreviations

3. 1 Regions, Regional Government, and Regional Elections in the Slovak Republic

   1. 1.1 Administrative and Territorial Foundations of Slovak Regionalism

   2. 1.2 Regulatory Component of Regional Elections

   3. 1.3 Election Turnout: National, Local, European, and Regional Levels

4. 2 Political Fragmentation of the Slovak Republic in the Context of Regional Elections (2001–2017)

   1. 2.1 2001 Elections

   2. 2.2 2005 Elections

   3. 2.3 2009 Elections

   4. 2.4 2013 Elections

   5. 2.5 2017 Elections

5. 3 Current Regional Elections of 2022 in the Slovak Republic

   1. 3.1 Political Fragmentation of Slovak Regions According to the 2022 Election Outcome

   2. 3.2 Political Cleavage “Slovak Politics vs Hungarian Minority”

   3. 3.3 Political Cleavage “Party vs Independent Deputies”

6. Conclusions

7. References

Introduction

The enhancement of regional institutions was a primary focus for the Slovak authorities prior to its accession to the EU. This included the transfer of authority from the central government to regional bodies, facilitating the political empowerment of newly established regional authorities such as Regional Assemblies and Župans. The initiation of electoral processes at the regional level in 2001 led to a significant fragmentation of the regions within the Slovak Republic. Varying support for different political parties/ electoral coalitions or candidates for the post of Župan is indicative of the diverse ideologies held by Slovak voters. The capital region, western regions, north, centre, and east of the country frequently demonstrated differing preferences in the election of regional authorities. This diversity was evident in the support for more conservative or liberal politicians, pro-European forces or Eurosceptic parties, as well as pro-government or opposition candidates for the post of Župan.