Open AccessDynamics of social and Political Attitudes and Analysis of the Results of the Regional Elections of 2015–2019 in the Irkutsk Region
Author(s) -
N. M. Pechenkin
Publication year - 2020
Publication title -
gumanitarnye nauki. vestnik finansovogo universiteta/gumanitarnye nauki
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
eISSN - 2619-1482
pISSN - 2226-7867
DOI - 10.26794/2226-7867-2020-10-1-109-115
Subject(s) - victory , legislature , politics , governor , political science , voting , communism , political economy , law , sociology , physics , thermodynamics
The article presents the data of the study of the dynamics of social and political attitudes and the analysis of the results of the regional elections of 2015–2019 in the Irkutsk region. In 2019, a sociological study was conducted in this region, which allowed determining the reasons for the formation of protest social and political sentiments. For the analysis, the author used the results of elections of the Governor of Irkutsk region in 2015 and results of elections of deputies of Legislative Assembly of Irkutsk region in 2018. Further, the author compared also votes to the Duma of the city of Irkutsk in 2019. The study identified features of the formation of the protest political attitude of residents of Irkutsk oblast and the trends of their impact on the election results at the regional level (protest voting). Finally, the author explained the reasons of the defeat of the last Governor Sergei Eroschenko and the victory of S. Levchenko, causes of deterioration of the results of the party “United Russia” and the victory of the Communist Party in the elections to the Legislative Assembly of the Irkutsk region in 2018.