European Studies Quarterly

Candidate selection process and the personal stability of the Polish delegation in the European Parliament

2021, 2021, No. 2

Anna Pacześniak

0000-0002-4782-4432

DOI

10.31338/1641-2478pe.2.21.5

Publication date

08.09.2021

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open access

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CC BY 4.0 Int.

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Social sciences

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economics and finance, communication and media studies, political science and public administration, management and quality studies, law, sociology, international relations

Language of publication

Polish, English

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Abstract

The article analyses the determinants of the selection of candidates for the European Parliament in Polish political parties and the relationship between the way candidates are selected and the personal stability of the Polish representation in the EP. The study is based on the analysis of party documents and data obtained in semi-structured interviews with MEPs elected in the period 2004–2019. The level of variability and stability of the personal composition of the Polish delegation is presented in terms of the four parties that have been part of the Polish representation in all previous terms. The stability of representation is not a leading motive in the intraparty selection of MEP candidates. The domination of informal criteria in creation of the electoral lists further weakens the link between selection process and personal stability of the Polish delegation in the EP.

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