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Decisiveness of Elections and Voter Turnout under French Fifth Republic, 1958-2002
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Dominance and Vulnerability:
Decisiveness of Elections and Voter Turnout under the French Fifth Republic,
1958-2002
Nicolas Sauger
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Abstract: The French party system has experienced changes in its structures, from the hegemony of the Gaullist party in the 1960s to a far more fragmented though quasi-bipartisan structure today. However, the structure of party competition in legislative constituencies is primarily characterised by stability throughout the Fifth Republic. In about one constituency out of four, a dominant party exists in 1962 just as 2002. The impact of this limited case of local electoral dominance has nevertheless no straightforward consequences on the quality of the French democracy. If dominance is problematic because it contradicts the principle of the vulnerability of incumbents, it has no effect on the general level of turnout. Even if voters are sensitive to the structure of party competition, the impact of dominance on turnout is limited to the second round of the legislative elections.
Prepared for delivery at the 2005 Annual Meeting of the American Political Science
Association, September 1-4, 2005. Copyright by the American Political Science Association
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CEVIPOF – FNSP
98 rue de l’Université – F-75007 Parisnicolas.## email not listed ##
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Dominance and Vulnerability:
Decisiveness of Elections and Voter Turnout under the French Fifth Republic,
1958-2002
Nicolas Sauger
Abstract: The French party system has experienced changes in its structures,
from the hegemony of the Gaullist party in the 1960s to a far more fragmented
though quasi-bipartisan structure today. However, the structure of party
competition in legislative constituencies is primarily characterised by stability
throughout the Fifth Republic. In about one constituency out of four, a
dominant party exists in 1962 just as 2002. The impact of this limited case of
local electoral dominance has nevertheless no straightforward consequences on
the quality of the French democracy. If dominance is problematic because it
contradicts the principle of the vulnerability of incumbents, it has no effect on
the general level of turnout. Even if voters are sensitive to the structure of party
competition, the impact of dominance on turnout is limited to the second round
of the legislative elections.
Prepared for delivery at the 2005 Annual Meeting of the American Political Science
Association, September 1-4, 2005. Copyright by the American Political Science Association
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CEVIPOF – FNSP
98 rue de l’Université – F-75007 Paris
nicolas.## email not listed ##
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