Departure From the Traditional Electoral Population Sympathies of the Western Ukrainian Region: Spatial Analysis of the Elections To the Verkhovna Rada of 2019

Odchýlka od sympatií západnej Ukrajiny k tradičnému volebnému obyvateľstvu: Priestorová analýza volieb do Najvyššej rady v roku 2019

Andrii Kuzyshyn

In: Geografické informácie (Geographical Information), Ročník (Volume) 24, Číslo (Issue) 2, 2020, p. 158-173, ISSN 1337-9453

DOI: 10.17846/GI.2020.24.2.158-173

Abstract

Our spatial multi-vector study was based on the analysis of the following variables: support for the “Servant of the people” party, support for other parliamentary parties in the elections of 2019, distribution of votes between centre-right and liberal-centre parliamentary parties, support / opposition of the so-called «old» and «new» parliamentary parties during the 2019 voting, as well as a spatial analysis of voter turnout. The results of the study showed an unconventionally low voter turnout, which is not typical for the studied region, significant fluctuations in support of the unprecedented election leader (the “Servant of the people” party), orientation for young parliamentary parties as a hope for change of the inner state of the country. In general, the electorate of Western Ukraine should be considered quite pragmatic due to the significant support of the parties that entered the parliament. The region was marked by significantly higher support for centre-right parties, which is a traditional phenomenon for this territory, and generally lower support for unusual liberal views.

Keywords: Western Ukrainian region, elections, election results, voter turnout, territorial support of parties, parliamentary parties

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