An electoral pact might not be the answer but it would be very interesting to watch... Nice discussion drawing on work by @drjennings.bsky.social and @robfordmancs.bsky.social.
Diminishing electoral support + heightened policy conflict w/ the LDP over Komeitoās core issue ā corruption ā prompted the rupture. This illustrates general policy challenges faced by niche parties, as shown by @danbischof.bsky.social & @markuswagner.bsky.social (Bischof & Wagner BJPolS 2020) (3/3)
š£ New article
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š Does switching pay off? The impact of parliamentary party instability on individual electoral performance
š Open access in Electoral Studies
š doi.org/10.1016/j.el...