EUROPEAN PARLIAMENTARY ELECTIONS 2019 IN HUNGARY AND POLAND
Keywords:
EP elections, Poland, Hungary, non-liberal democracy, populism, preelection campaignsAbstract
The Paper analyzes the course of European parliamentary elections in 2019 in Hungary and Poland. Starting from the similarities and differences between roles of Poland and Hungary in the EU, we observe the development of these two countries from the beginning of transition through their accession into EU and their position within the European Union. Then, in the central part of the Paper, analysis of both Hungarian and Polish of party systems is being provided, as well as pre-election prognosis and pre-election campaigns of the main political actors in Poland and Hungary. The final part of the Paper observes the results of the elections and gives their explanation in the context of assessing the effectiveness of election campaigns.
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