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Movement versus Party: The Electoral Effects of Anti-Far Right Protests in Greece

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  • ELLINAS, ANTONIS A.
  • LAMPRIANOU, IASONAS

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The way social protest affects electoral outcomes remains a lacuna. This article helps fill this gap by examining how social protest against far right actors affects their electoral standing. The article utilizes a unique dataset of 4,745 local protest events to investigate how mobilization against the far right in Greece affected its electoral performance. The article finds that protest activity depressed the electoral results of the far right Golden Dawn by as much as 16%, after controlling for a number of important variables. The article identifies and specifies the patterns through which protests against the far right affect its electoral standing. Protests are effective when following the “tango” pattern—when there is close interaction of far right and anti-far right events. The timing of protest is also important and the article shows how the synchronization of protest and electoral cycles affects electoral outcomes. The article uses the findings to discuss the varying impact of protest across electoral cycles.

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  • Ellinas, Antonis A. & Lamprianou, Iasonas, 2024. "Movement versus Party: The Electoral Effects of Anti-Far Right Protests in Greece," American Political Science Review, Cambridge University Press, vol. 118(2), pages 687-705, May.
    • Handle: RePEc:cup:apsrev:v:118:y:2024:i:2:p:687-705_9
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