Magyar pártoktól szlovák pártok felé. Választói preferenciák és a pártszerkezet változásai 2006–2023 között

From Hungarian Parties Toward Slovak Parties. Voter and Party Movements 2006–2023 The paper analyses the failures of the Hungarian minority´s political representation, pointing out that the last parliamentary election in 2023 was the worst ever result for Hungarians in Slovakia, the second time that Hungarians failed to pass the 5% threshold and enter the Slovak parliament. In contrast, the 2006 parliamentary election saw a turnout of 11.68% for Hungarians, which meant 20 seats. Among the factors that led to the failure, the author highlights the irresponsibility of minority politicians, the decline and reorientation of the Hungarian electorate, and the decline in willingness to vote. He points out that instead of introspecting their strategies, politicians look for the causes of failure in external factors: the intrigue of the left-wing and liberal media, the unreliability of election results forecasts and opinion polls, their political opponents, etc. He also outlines what steps could or could have been taken to achieve national political representation.