MCC Votes & Seats Podcast – Election insight
Az MCC Politikatudományi Műhelyének beszélgetéssorozatában szakértők és politikusok segítségével azt elemezzük, hogy a különböző európai országokban aktuálisan zajló parlamenti és önkormányzati választásoknak mely szereplők a valódi nyertesei és mi tekinthető igazi győzelemnek a szavazások után.
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With the help of local guest experts, in the podcast series of the MCC Center for Political Science, we endeavor to analyze which actors are the real winners of the parliamentary elections taking place throughout Europe, and what exactly can be considered an ultimate victory after the ballot counts.
MCC Votes & Seats Podcast – Election insight
Presidential Election in Slovakia, 2024
In this episode, we are analyzing the background of and the lessons learnt from the presidential election that was held in Slovakia in 2024. Dr. Jaroslav Ušiak from the Matej Bel University helps us understand the factors that might explain the somewhat unpredicted victory of the social democratic Peter Pellegrini over the centrist Ivan Korčok, with special regards to the main campaign messages of the candidates. Based on the endorsements behind the 2nd round candidates, we discuss whether there is a quasi bipolarizing party system evolving in front of our eyes in Slovakia in which the nationalist, NATO/EU skeptic parties and the Hungarian Alliance support the sovereigntist Pellegrini and the anti-establishment as well as right-wing liberal formations endorse the pro-West Korčok. Dr. Ušiak shares his views with us about the future of Pellegrini’s Hlas party after the departure of its founding president. We also talk about the possible career plans of outgoing president Zuzana Čaputová after her moving from the Grassalkovich palace. Last but not least, our guest expert elaborates a bit on the possible repercussions of the presidential election on the upcoming European Parliament election in Slovakia.
- Jaroslav Ušiak
Professor, Vice-Dean for International and Public Relations, Matej Bel University
- Bálint L. Tóth
Podcast editor, Researcher, MCC Center for Political Science
With the help of guest experts and politicians, in the podcast series of MCC’s Centre for Political Science we endeavor to analyze which actors are the real winners of the parliamentary and municipal elections taking place this year in different European countries and what exactly can be considered a real victory after the ballot counts.