The article discusses the issues of political competence, political activity and political communication in Lithuania. The concept of political competence is operationalized and measured in terms of threefold sub-levels: the level of political information, the congruence between the perception of left-right wing politics, and self-placement on the left-right wing political scale together with the actual voting preferences. Analysis revealed the dependence of the level of political competence upon demographic criteria and personal values. The main problem is incompatibility between the level of political competence and political activity. The most active citizens do not necessarily have substantial political knowledge while the most competent citizens often abstain from active civic and political involvement.
The article discusses the issues of political competence, political activity and political communication in Lithuania. The concept of political competence is operationalized and measured in terms of threefold sub-levels: the level of political information, the congruence between the perception of left-right wing politics, and self-placement on the left-right wing political scale together with the actual voting preferences. Analysis revealed the dependence of the level of political competence upon demographic criteria and personal values. The main problem is incompatibility between the level of political competence and political activity. The most active citizens do not necessarily have substantial political knowledge while the most competent citizens often abstain from active civic and political involvement.
The article discusses the issues of political competence, political activity and political communication in Lithuania. The concept of political competence is operationalized and measured in terms of threefold sub-levels: the level of political information, the congruence between the perception of left-right wing politics, and self-placement on the left-right wing political scale together with the actual voting preferences. Analysis revealed the dependence of the level of political competence upon demographic criteria and personal values. The main problem is incompatibility between the level of political competence and political activity. The most active citizens do not necessarily have substantial political knowledge while the most competent citizens often abstain from active civic and political involvement.
Our study is directed toward the examination of attitudinal grounds of political decision-making among young (≤ 24 years old) Lithuanian voters in the national parliamentary elections. The focus is on their attitudes regarding politically specific evaluative dimensions (competence, honesty and leadership). To estimate the prognostic values of explicit/implicit attitudes toward different Lithuanian political parties, we asked participants to fill out a questionnaire and to perform three sets of ST-IATs respectively. Due to the low voting diversity among participants, an elaborate data analysis could only be conducted regarding two Lithuanian parties: the Liberal Movement (LRLS) and Homeland Union – Lithuanian Christian Democrats (TS-LKD). The results of our study suggest that explicit attitudes are more important than implicit attitudes in predicting voting behavior. We found that positive explicit and positive implicit attitudes toward the LRLS competence and leadership, respectively, predicted the decision to vote for this party (reference group: non-voters). On the same note, our findings suggest that positive explicit and implicit attitudes toward the TS-LKD honesty predicted the decision to vote for this party (reference group: non-voters). Positive implicit attitudes toward the party's competence also predicted this decision. Finally, we found that political sophistication was an important factor by only considering explicit attitudes toward TS-LKD. Namely, the increase of explicit attitudes' prognostic power on the decision to vote for TS-LKD was associated with the decrease of voters' political sophistication (reference group: non-voters).
Our study is directed toward the examination of attitudinal grounds of political decision-making among young (≤ 24 years old) Lithuanian voters in the national parliamentary elections. The focus is on their attitudes regarding politically specific evaluative dimensions (competence, honesty and leadership). To estimate the prognostic values of explicit/implicit attitudes toward different Lithuanian political parties, we asked participants to fill out a questionnaire and to perform three sets of ST-IATs respectively. Due to the low voting diversity among participants, an elaborate data analysis could only be conducted regarding two Lithuanian parties: the Liberal Movement (LRLS) and Homeland Union – Lithuanian Christian Democrats (TS-LKD). The results of our study suggest that explicit attitudes are more important than implicit attitudes in predicting voting behavior. We found that positive explicit and positive implicit attitudes toward the LRLS competence and leadership, respectively, predicted the decision to vote for this party (reference group: non-voters). On the same note, our findings suggest that positive explicit and implicit attitudes toward the TS-LKD honesty predicted the decision to vote for this party (reference group: non-voters). Positive implicit attitudes toward the party's competence also predicted this decision. Finally, we found that political sophistication was an important factor by only considering explicit attitudes toward TS-LKD. Namely, the increase of explicit attitudes' prognostic power on the decision to vote for TS-LKD was associated with the decrease of voters' political sophistication (reference group: non-voters).
Our study is directed toward the examination of attitudinal grounds of political decision-making among young (≤ 24 years old) Lithuanian voters in the national parliamentary elections. The focus is on their attitudes regarding politically specific evaluative dimensions (competence, honesty and leadership). To estimate the prognostic values of explicit/implicit attitudes toward different Lithuanian political parties, we asked participants to fill out a questionnaire and to perform three sets of ST-IATs respectively. Due to the low voting diversity among participants, an elaborate data analysis could only be conducted regarding two Lithuanian parties: the Liberal Movement (LRLS) and Homeland Union – Lithuanian Christian Democrats (TS-LKD). The results of our study suggest that explicit attitudes are more important than implicit attitudes in predicting voting behavior. We found that positive explicit and positive implicit attitudes toward the LRLS competence and leadership, respectively, predicted the decision to vote for this party (reference group: non-voters). On the same note, our findings suggest that positive explicit and implicit attitudes toward the TS-LKD honesty predicted the decision to vote for this party (reference group: non-voters). Positive implicit attitudes toward the party's competence also predicted this decision. Finally, we found that political sophistication was an important factor by only considering explicit attitudes toward TS-LKD. Namely, the increase of explicit attitudes' prognostic power on the decision to vote for TS-LKD was associated with the decrease of voters' political sophistication (reference group: non-voters).
Our study is directed toward the examination of attitudinal grounds of political decision-making among young (≤ 24 years old) Lithuanian voters in the national parliamentary elections. The focus is on their attitudes regarding politically specific evaluative dimensions (competence, honesty and leadership). To estimate the prognostic values of explicit/implicit attitudes toward different Lithuanian political parties, we asked participants to fill out a questionnaire and to perform three sets of ST-IATs respectively. Due to the low voting diversity among participants, an elaborate data analysis could only be conducted regarding two Lithuanian parties: the Liberal Movement (LRLS) and Homeland Union – Lithuanian Christian Democrats (TS-LKD). The results of our study suggest that explicit attitudes are more important than implicit attitudes in predicting voting behavior. We found that positive explicit and positive implicit attitudes toward the LRLS competence and leadership, respectively, predicted the decision to vote for this party (reference group: non-voters). On the same note, our findings suggest that positive explicit and implicit attitudes toward the TS-LKD honesty predicted the decision to vote for this party (reference group: non-voters). Positive implicit attitudes toward the party's competence also predicted this decision. Finally, we found that political sophistication was an important factor by only considering explicit attitudes toward TS-LKD. Namely, the increase of explicit attitudes' prognostic power on the decision to vote for TS-LKD was associated with the decrease of voters' political sophistication (reference group: non-voters).
SUMMARY Democratic elections - is a very important citizens participation fonn in administration of the statė, Aš well aš a crucial factor in the formation of the representative institutions. Elections can not be democratic and their results legitimate and lawful, if elections are conducted without considering democratic principais and procedures of elections, which are Consolidated in the Constitution. Legislators have a duty to enshrine a system of elections, determine a procedure of elections, which includes: registration of candidates, agitation, procedure of voting, calculating votes, disputes solving, regulation of other elections relations. Legislators have a duty to act in conformity with Constitution. He can not refute, skew, restrict universal and eąual right to nor provide legal basis for other subjects to act in that way. If ignored, it would negate sovereign power of the State. There iš one permanent supreme statė institution for organizing and conducting elections and referendums provided in the Constitution of the Republic of Lithuania- the Central Electoral Committee. Tasks of the Central Electoral Committee are aš follows: 1) to organize and conduct parliamentary, presidential and municipal elections (hereinafter referred to aš elections") and referendums; and to ensure that elections and referendums would be hold adhering to the principles of democratic elections, enshrined in the Constitution and laws of the Republic of Lithuania; 2) in the manner and forms prescribed by law, to control financing of political, political campaigns. Committees work consolidates its Constitutional purpose, principais of its organization and competence. Harmonization of election laws enables the implementation of all these features. Thus, while analyzing Central Electoral Committee it iš import to point: 1. The Committee iš enshrined in the Constitution; 2. Constitutional Court made a conclusion- that the - Committee iš main and universal in that point of view, that it can not be negated by "specialized" Presidential Electoral Committee, which was founded in 1993 for one purpose- to organize Elections Of the President. When discharging its functions and making decisions on issues within its competence, the Central Electoral Committee iš independent. No institution officer or may issue mandatory instructions regarding the making of the decision that iš within the competence of the Central Electoral Committee.
SUMMARY Democratic elections - is a very important citizens participation fonn in administration of the statė, Aš well aš a crucial factor in the formation of the representative institutions. Elections can not be democratic and their results legitimate and lawful, if elections are conducted without considering democratic principais and procedures of elections, which are Consolidated in the Constitution. Legislators have a duty to enshrine a system of elections, determine a procedure of elections, which includes: registration of candidates, agitation, procedure of voting, calculating votes, disputes solving, regulation of other elections relations. Legislators have a duty to act in conformity with Constitution. He can not refute, skew, restrict universal and eąual right to nor provide legal basis for other subjects to act in that way. If ignored, it would negate sovereign power of the State. There iš one permanent supreme statė institution for organizing and conducting elections and referendums provided in the Constitution of the Republic of Lithuania- the Central Electoral Committee. Tasks of the Central Electoral Committee are aš follows: 1) to organize and conduct parliamentary, presidential and municipal elections (hereinafter referred to aš elections") and referendums; and to ensure that elections and referendums would be hold adhering to the principles of democratic elections, enshrined in the Constitution and laws of the Republic of Lithuania; 2) in the manner and forms prescribed by law, to control financing of political, political campaigns. Committees work consolidates its Constitutional purpose, principais of its organization and competence. Harmonization of election laws enables the implementation of all these features. Thus, while analyzing Central Electoral Committee it iš import to point: 1. The Committee iš enshrined in the Constitution; 2. Constitutional Court made a conclusion- that the - Committee iš main and universal in that point of view, that it can not be negated by "specialized" Presidential Electoral Committee, which was founded in 1993 for one purpose- to organize Elections Of the President. When discharging its functions and making decisions on issues within its competence, the Central Electoral Committee iš independent. No institution officer or may issue mandatory instructions regarding the making of the decision that iš within the competence of the Central Electoral Committee.
SUMMARY Democratic elections - is a very important citizens participation fonn in administration of the statė, Aš well aš a crucial factor in the formation of the representative institutions. Elections can not be democratic and their results legitimate and lawful, if elections are conducted without considering democratic principais and procedures of elections, which are Consolidated in the Constitution. Legislators have a duty to enshrine a system of elections, determine a procedure of elections, which includes: registration of candidates, agitation, procedure of voting, calculating votes, disputes solving, regulation of other elections relations. Legislators have a duty to act in conformity with Constitution. He can not refute, skew, restrict universal and eąual right to nor provide legal basis for other subjects to act in that way. If ignored, it would negate sovereign power of the State. There iš one permanent supreme statė institution for organizing and conducting elections and referendums provided in the Constitution of the Republic of Lithuania- the Central Electoral Committee. Tasks of the Central Electoral Committee are aš follows: 1) to organize and conduct parliamentary, presidential and municipal elections (hereinafter referred to aš elections") and referendums; and to ensure that elections and referendums would be hold adhering to the principles of democratic elections, enshrined in the Constitution and laws of the Republic of Lithuania; 2) in the manner and forms prescribed by law, to control financing of political, political campaigns. Committees work consolidates its Constitutional purpose, principais of its organization and competence. Harmonization of election laws enables the implementation of all these features. Thus, while analyzing Central Electoral Committee it iš import to point: 1. The Committee iš enshrined in the Constitution; 2. Constitutional Court made a conclusion- that the - Committee iš main and universal in that point of view, that it can not be negated by "specialized" Presidential Electoral Committee, which was founded in 1993 for one purpose- to organize Elections Of the President. When discharging its functions and making decisions on issues within its competence, the Central Electoral Committee iš independent. No institution officer or may issue mandatory instructions regarding the making of the decision that iš within the competence of the Central Electoral Committee.
SUMMARY Democratic elections - is a very important citizens participation fonn in administration of the statė, Aš well aš a crucial factor in the formation of the representative institutions. Elections can not be democratic and their results legitimate and lawful, if elections are conducted without considering democratic principais and procedures of elections, which are Consolidated in the Constitution. Legislators have a duty to enshrine a system of elections, determine a procedure of elections, which includes: registration of candidates, agitation, procedure of voting, calculating votes, disputes solving, regulation of other elections relations. Legislators have a duty to act in conformity with Constitution. He can not refute, skew, restrict universal and eąual right to nor provide legal basis for other subjects to act in that way. If ignored, it would negate sovereign power of the State. There iš one permanent supreme statė institution for organizing and conducting elections and referendums provided in the Constitution of the Republic of Lithuania- the Central Electoral Committee. Tasks of the Central Electoral Committee are aš follows: 1) to organize and conduct parliamentary, presidential and municipal elections (hereinafter referred to aš elections") and referendums; and to ensure that elections and referendums would be hold adhering to the principles of democratic elections, enshrined in the Constitution and laws of the Republic of Lithuania; 2) in the manner and forms prescribed by law, to control financing of political, political campaigns. Committees work consolidates its Constitutional purpose, principais of its organization and competence. Harmonization of election laws enables the implementation of all these features. Thus, while analyzing Central Electoral Committee it iš import to point: 1. The Committee iš enshrined in the Constitution; 2. Constitutional Court made a conclusion- that the - Committee iš main and universal in that point of view, that it can not be negated by "specialized" Presidential Electoral Committee, which was founded in 1993 for one purpose- to organize Elections Of the President. When discharging its functions and making decisions on issues within its competence, the Central Electoral Committee iš independent. No institution officer or may issue mandatory instructions regarding the making of the decision that iš within the competence of the Central Electoral Committee.
