The book focuses on the political analysis of regional elections in Slovakia from 2001 to 2022. It examines the political configuration of regional self-government and identifies the main electoral cleavages in modern Slovak society.

The book examines the electoral processes that took place at the regional level in the Slovak Republic between 2001 and 2022. It focuses on the elections to the Regional Assemblies and elections of upans, which reflect the legislative conditions for holding elections in the regions, the structure of regional self-government, and the course of regional elections. The book highlights the main electoral cleavages that emerged from the results of the most recent regional elections in 2022. These are 1. Slovak politics vs. Hungarian minority, 2. Party vs. independent deputies, and 3. Political and geographical fragmentation on the regional level.

Autorentext

Yevheniy Haydanka is an expert on political transformation issues and decentralization reforms in the V4 countries. He authored over 50 research works published in leading scientific journals and publishing houses in CEE. Yevheniy Haydanka specializes in transitive public administration, regional policy, and institutional reforms in the V4 countries.

Inhalt
Introduction - 1. Regions, Regional Government, and Regional Elections in the Slovak Republic - 2. Political Fragmentation of the Slovak Republic in the Context of Regional Elections (2001-2017) - 3. Current Regional Elections of 2022 in the Slovak Republic - Conclusions