Evidence from Germany suggests that parties are influenced by voters’ preferences in their attempts to form coalitions
EUROPP 2014-01-28
Summary:
How important are the preferences of voters in coalition negotiations? Marc Debus and Jochen Müller assess the potential governments that could have been formed at the state level in Germany from 1990-2009, and relate these to the coalition preferences of … Continue reading →
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