Before revision:  Using panel regression analysis, I show that the vote share of the FPOE at the last national parliamentary elections is a strong predictor for the number of COVID-19 deaths per capita after the FPOE switched their policy stance, while there is no correlation before the policy switch. Interestingly, I do not find a statistically significant correlation between the FPOE vote share and the reported number of infections.
After revision:  Using panel regression analysis, I show that the vote share of the FPOE at the last national parliamentary elections is a strong predictor for the number of COVID-19 deaths per capita after the FPOE switched their policy stance, while there is no statistically significant correlation between the FPOE vote share and the reported number of infections.