UID:
kobvindex_DGP1641047054
Format:
graph. Darst., Tab., Lit.Hinw.
ISSN:
0340-1758
Content:
It is controversial in how far German federal politics are able to influence voters' decisions at state (Länder) parliament elections. According to one perspective, there is a strong impact of the federal level; according to the opposite perspective, there has occurred a "regionalization" of state elections. The empirical analyses of state elections in North Rhine-Westphalia from 1990 to 2005 show that at each election, the voters' decisions have been clearly influenced by considerations concerning the German federal level. However, this does not imply that voters' concerns directly related to the state level only play a minor role. On the contrary, the ratings of both the state-level parties, and the candidates to the office of the prime minister, always turn out to be important explanatory factors. At the state elections in 2000 and 2005, the explanatory power of the state-level considerations was even noticeably higher than those of the federal level. (Zeitschrift für Parlamentsfragen / FUB)
In:
Zeitschrift für Parlamentsfragen, Baden-Baden : Nomos-Verl.-Ges., 1969, 38(2007), 3, Seite 541-549, 0340-1758
Language:
German
