Strong sub-national parties do not automatically drive apart voter preferences at simultaneous multi-level elections
Journal: London School of Economics and Political Science Research Online (London School of Economics and Political Science)
Year: 2014

Do electoral preferences in democracies differ when voters cast their ballots at general and regional electoral arenas on the same day, and if so, why? Valentyna Romanova argues that this isn’t necessarily the case, with evidence from Belgium, France, Ukraine and Sweden showing that there is no single iron-clad rule in this regard