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.
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 are significantly positively correlated with support for the FPOE only after the turn using panel regressions. Paradoxically, there is no correlation before the policy switch.