Opening the list: the presence of ‘candidates d’ouverture’ at the 2012 local elections in Wallonia
In Belgium, the idea of ‘openness’ is a well spread notion in electoral political discourses and the 2012 local election in Wallonia is no exception to this trend. Despite a clear victory, it is indeed very common for local political leaders in Belgium to announce that they will open their majority to other lists. The idea of ‘openness’ is also part of the local electoral campaign in terms of recruitment: non-partisan candidates – who clearly want to distinguish themselves from the party – are recruited to figure on the lists as ‘independent candidates’. They are called ‘candidates d’ouverture... Mehr ...
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Dokumenttyp: | conferenceObject |
Erscheinungsdatum: | 2013 |
Schlagwörter: | Elections / Lists / Wallonia |
Sprache: | Englisch |
Permalink: | https://search.fid-benelux.de/Record/base-26903438 |
Datenquelle: | BASE; Originalkatalog |
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Link(s) : | http://hdl.handle.net/2078.1/146507 |