Electoral volatility in postcommunist Belarus: Explaining the paradox

Party Politics

Volumn 6, Issue 3, 2000, Pages 343-358

  Korasteleva, Elena A ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BATH   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Belarus; Democratization; Electoral volatility; Immature party system; Party consolidation; Presidential factor

Indexed keywords

EID: 0040566654     PISSN: 13540688     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/1354068800006003005     Document Type: Article

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