All the same? Votes for mainstream parties in hard times
- By Florent Gougou
- and Vincent Tiberj
Pages 95 to 120
Cite this article
- GOUGOU, Florent
- and TIBERJ, Vincent,
- Gougou, Florent.
- et al.
- Gougou, F.
- and Tiberj, V.
https://doi.org/10.4000/ress.2995
Cite this article
- Gougou, F.
- and Tiberj, V.
- Gougou, Florent.
- et al.
- GOUGOU, Florent
- and TIBERJ, Vincent,
https://doi.org/10.4000/ress.2995
The poor electoral performances of big mainstream parties in western Europe (the Social-Democrats on the left, the Conservatives and the Christian-Democrats on the right) are a major question for political scientists. While these parties have long been the most stable forces within western European party systems, they now face the challenge of both the Greens and the anti-immigrant radical right. Using data from a post-election survey on the 2014 European elections in five countries, this article demonstrates that big mainstream parties have been able to adapt to their new environment and to attract voters that could have voted for third parties due to their values and the context of economic crisis.
- European elections
- conservatives
- economic crisis
- mainstream parties
- social-democrats
- voting behaviour
Publisher keywords: conservatives, economic crisis, European elections, mainstream parties, social-democrats, voting behaviour