The Case of Electoral Absenteeism in Ukraine Borderland, a Challenge to Electoral Model in Eastern European Democratic Regime
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https://doi.org/10.31861/mediaforum.2021.9.186-193Keywords:
electoral absenteeism, disappointment to the political system, distrust in the political systemAbstract
Analyzing the electoral absenteeism turnout between 1990 and 2009, one can observe a strong decreasing tendency. Given the various factors that generate absenteeism mentioned in the literature, in this paper we aim to analyze the possible causes of absenteeism experienced in recent years in in Ukraine Borderland.
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