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<p>The 2022 parliamentary elections in Hungary offered for the third time an opportunity for national minorities to elect their representative by casting a preferential vote for their Member of Parliament. However, the failure of the list of representatives of the most numerous ethnic group, the Roma, and the ruling of the European Court of Human Rights concerning the violation of multiple elements of the electoral system underscored the need for a comprehensive assessment of hitherto experience and for a reform of the preferential minority mandate and the institution of advocacy. This study aims to contribute to this process by examining the institutional framework and the electoral results, with a particular focus on the analysis of minority-related aspects of the last parliamentary elections and the situation of the Slovene national minority.</p>
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The 2022 parliamentary elections in Hungary offered for the third time an opportunity for national minorities to elect their representative by casting a preferential vote for their Member of Parliament. However, the failure of the list of representatives of the most numerous ethnic group, the Roma, and the ruling of the European Court of Human Rights concerning the violation of multiple elements of the electoral system underscored the need for a comprehensive assessment of hitherto experience and for a reform of the preferential minority mandate and the institution of advocacy. This study aims to contribute to this process by examining the institutional framework and the electoral results, with a particular focus on the analysis of minority-related aspects of the last parliamentary elections and the situation of the Slovene national minority.

Ethnic Aspects of the 2022 Hungarian Parliamentary Elections with Special Reference to the Slovene National Minority

Treatises and Documents, Journal of Ethnic Studies / Razprave in Gradivo, Revija za narodnostna vprašanja

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The 2022 parliamentary elections in Hungary offered for the third time an opportunity for national minorities to elect their representative by casting a...

Ethnic Aspects of the 2022 Hungarian Parliamentary Elections with Special Reference to the Slovene National Minority

Published Online: Jun 29, 2024

Page range: 83 - 103

DOI: https://doi.org/10.2478/tdjes-2024-0005

Keywords
Hungary, parliamentary representation of national minorities, voter turnout, ethno- political mobilisation, Slovene nationality, Slovene minority advocate in the Hungarian Parliament, European Court of Human Rights

© 2024 Balázs Dobos et al., published by Sciendo

This work is licensed under the Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivatives 3.0 License.

Ethnic Aspects of the 2022 Hungarian Parliamentary Elections with Special Reference to the Slovene National Minority

Published Online: Jun 29, 2024

Page range: 83 - 103

DOI: https://doi.org/10.2478/tdjes-2024-0005

KeywordsHungary, parliamentary representation of national minorities, voter turnout, ethno- political mobilisation, Slovene nationality, Slovene minority advocate in the Hungarian Parliament, European Court of Human Rights

© 2024 Balázs Dobos et al., published by Sciendo

This work is licensed under the Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivatives 3.0 License.

Keywords
Hungary, parliamentary representation of national minorities, voter turnout, ethno- political mobilisation, Slovene nationality, Slovene minority advocate in the Hungarian Parliament, European Court of Human Rights