Split-ticket voting as the rule: Voters and permanent divided government in Brazil

Electoral Studies

Volumn 28, Issue 1, 2009, Pages 8-20

  Ames, Barry ^a   Baker, Andy ^b   Renno, Lucio R ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF PITTSBURGH   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF COLORADO   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF BRASILIA   (Brazil)

Author keywords

Brazil; Divided government; Split ticket voting

Indexed keywords

ELECTORAL GEOGRAPHY; GOVERNMENT RELATIONS; INSTITUTIONAL FRAMEWORK; POLITICAL DEVELOPMENT; VOTING BEHAVIOR;

BRAZIL; SOUTH AMERICA;

EID: 58149326769     PISSN: 02613794     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.electstud.2008.06.005     Document Type: Article

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