Basic factors of parliament election results in the rural areas of Latvia
2012
Paiders, J., University of Latvia, Riga (Latvia) | Paiders, Ju., University of Latvia, Riga (Latvia)
This work focuses on the demands of scientific and sociopolitical understanding of situation of Latvia where the interaction between different languages and cultures have produced the political map of today. The aim of this work was to determine the differences of election results between rural areas and the city area, as well as to determine the main factors affecting election results in rural areas. Results of the study show that the ethnic factor has a major role in interpretation of the distribution of election results. If the proportion of non-Latvians increased by one percent, then the proportion of voters for Harmony Centre would increase by 0.64 percentage points in Vidzeme and by 0.75 percentage points in Latgale. Conclusions of the study: election results in rural areas differ significantly from the results in towns and cities, but the difference between rural areas and small cities is smaller compared to the cities under state jurisdiction; in rural areas, the national composition of the population has the greatest influence on the election results.
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