Landtagswahlen in Sachsen 1994 bis 2004: stärkere Landes- als Bundeseinflüsse

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Referenced in: Saxon Bibliography (Sächsische Bibliografie)
Title: Landtagswahlen in Sachsen 1994 bis 2004 : stärkere Landes- als Bundeseinflüsse
Contributor: Mays, Anja [VerfasserIn]
imprint: 2007
Published in: Zeitschrift für Parlamentsfragen ; 38(2007), 3, Seite 567-577
Language: German
ISSN: 0340-1758
RVK notation: MG 29460 : Allgemeines
Keywords: Sachsen > Landtagswahl > Geschichte 1994-2004
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Description: In the three state parliament elections in Saxony during 1994, 1999 and 2004, federal politics showed an independent, but weak effect on the voters' decisions. Voters of the SPD, followed by voters of the CDU, showed higher interest in being led by federal politics factors. Federal politics influenced PDS voters by the lowest degree. They - as well as CDU voters - were more influenced by state than federal issues. For voters of the aforementioned parties, state political factors - satisfaction with the state government, and the parties at state level - were more important than federal factors during each of the three elections. Nevertheless, the long-term party identification was found to be the most crucial factor in all analyzed groups. The effect of party identification was particularly strong in the case of the PDS voters. This observation can be explained by strong group identification in the traditional 'PDS milieu'. (Zeitschrift für Parlamentsfragen / FUB)

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