Miro Haček (Author), Simona Kukovič (Author)

Abstract

The proposed paper analyses the political careers of a key executive body in the Slovenian local government system - the mayor. The paperʼs starting point is incumbency advantage theories; they argue that the probability of electoral victory or defeat is not evenly distributed among the candidates as several factors influence the possibilities of the success of some candidates vis-à-vis others (seniority, membership in political parties, electoral performance etc.). Based on an analysis of objective data and data from an empirical survey conducted among mayors of Slovenian municipalities, we analyse the problem of the re-election of mayors in Slovenian local government with an emphasis on their seniority. We find that the re-election of mayors is a frequent occurrence in Slovenia, which is also strengthening with every local election.

Keywords

Lokalne volitve;Župani;Občine;Slovenija;

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Language: Slovenian
Year of publishing:
Typology: 1.01 - Original Scientific Article
Organization: UL FDV - Faculty of Social Sciences
Publisher: Fakulteta za sociologijo, politične vede in novinarstvo v Ljubljani
UDC: 352.075.31(497.4)
COBISS: 31520605 Link will open in a new window
ISSN: 0040-3598
Parent publication: Teorija in praksa
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Secondary language: English
Secondary abstract: Prispevek analizira vprašanje politične kariere ključnega izvršilnega organa v slovenskem sistemu lokalne samouprave, tj. župana. Izhodišče prispevka so teorije, ki pojasnjujejo prednosti opravljanja dolžnosti uradnega položaja; te trdijo, da verjetnost zmage ali poraza na volitvah ni enakomerno porazdeljena med kandidate, ampak na možnosti uspeha pozitivno vpliva več dejavnikov (senioriteta, članstvo v politični stranki, volilni nastop). Na podlagi volilnih statistik in anketnega vprašalnika med župani slovenskih občin smo analizirali problematiko vnovične izvoljivosti (reelekcije) županov v slovenski lokalni samoupravi z vidika njihove senioritete. Ugotavljamo, da je v Sloveniji ponovna izvoljivost županov pogost pojav ter da se z vsakimi lokalnimi volitvami še povečuje.
Secondary keywords: Local elections;Mayors;Municipalities;Slovenia;
URN: URN:NBN:SI
Type (COBISS): Not categorized
Pages: str. 670-681, 818
Volume: ǂLetn. ǂ49
Issue: ǂšt. ǂ4/5
Chronology: jul.-okt. 2012
ID: 9091061