national populism and slovak – hungarian relations in - MEK

National Populism and Electoral BehaviourLet us now see whether we can find similar differences in voting patternsof Slovak voters inhabiting villages in eastern part of southernSlovakia that emerged as a result of colonization after World War I and IIas we did in their western Slovak counterparts. We chose three such villages,namely Šiatorská Bukovinka and Ratka in the Luèenec district andBottovo in the Rimavská Sobota district. The former two villages were settledin the 1920s by Slovaks from under Po¾ana in Central Slovakia whileBottovo had been colonized by Czechs, Moravians and Slovaks. Nowadays,all three villages may be considered purely Slovak settlements that are surroundedby Hungarian-dominated villages.Table 13Voting patterns in Slovak enclaves of Novohrad and Gemer regions (%) Source: Statistical Office of the Slovak Republic; author’s own calculations.National Populism and Slovak – Hungarian Relations in Slovakia 2006 – 2009. Forum Minority Research Institute Šamorín – Somorja, 2009141