Participation of Croatian Descendants in the Political Life Municipal Elections en Magallanes Region, Chile, Period 1992 – 2012

• Main Author: Barticevic Sapunar, Marco Antonio
• Format: Text
• Language: English
• Published: Institute for social research in Zagreb 2015
• Subjects: Croatian descendants; Magallanes Region; Patagonia; municipal elections; potomci hrvatskih iseljenika; regija Magallanes; Patagonija; općinski izbori; hist; scipo; Magallanes; Antarc*; Antarctica
• Online Access: https://hrcak.srce.hr/152204

The paper studies the participation of descendants of Croatian immigrants in the Region of Magallanes and Chilean Antarctica, after more than a century from the arrival of these to the region. The study focuses on the descendants as candidates for mayor and councillor positions in the ten municipalities of the Region, in the period between 1992 and 2012, within six elections. The participation is analyzed in relation to other candidates, by municipality, their election results, the belonging of the candidates to different parties and electoral pacts, and the participation of women descendants. Članak analizira sudjelovanje potomaka hrvatskih iseljenika u političkom životu čileanske regije Magallanes i čileanske Antarktike više od stoljeća nakon njihovog dolaska u Regiju. U fokusu su istraživanja potomci iseljenika kao kandidati za položaje načelnika i članova općinskih vijeća u deset općina Regije na izborima u periodu od 1992. do 2012. godine. Analiza obuhvaća učešće Hrvata u odnosu na ostale kandidate po općinama, njihove izborne rezultate, pripadnost različitim političkim strankama i izbornim paktovima kao i participaciju žena.