L'EFFET CANDIDAT LORS DES ELECTIONS PARLEMENTAIRES: L'EXEMPLE DES ELECTIONS LEGISLATIVES 2012 EN FRANCE
In: Revue française de science politique, Band 63, Heft 6, S. 1113-1136
ISSN: 0035-2950
Built on an in-depth analysis of the existing scientific literature, the article underscores the necessity to study whether or not candidate' evaluation by voters affects voting behavior - i.e. the candidate effect hypothesis- and particularly in the case of the French parliamentary elections, a least likely case study. Evidence drawn from a survey dedicated to this purpose during the parliamentary elections of June 2012 supports the hypothesis of a candidate effect in France, which has to be added to the explanatory factors usually used in the scientific literature. Beyond partisanship and ideology, candidates matter when citizens vote in parliamentary elections. Adapted from the source document.