The weather does not reduce turnout in Sweden, but it may affect countries with less convenient voting procedures
EUROPP 2014-01-15
Summary:
Declining turnout across elections is of increasing to concern to politicians and commentators alike, often with relatively simple factors, such as the weather, taking the blame. Mikael Persson, Anders Sundell and Richard Öhrvall have studied this phenomenon in Swedish elections, … Continue reading →
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