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Political alignment in the time of weak parties : electoral advantages and subnational transfers in Colombia
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2017
unpublished
This paper explores the effect of alignment between local and national politics in a context of weak parties. Based on a regression discontinuity design in close elections, we find that, in absence of strong parties, presidential coalitions become the focal point of political alignment in Colombia. In fact, while parties provide almost no electoral advantages to their members, candidates aspiring to national positions get significantly more votes in municipalities governed by mayors aligned
doi:10.32468/dtseru.260
fatcat:4tixvmelybaurgqrplmfjmujne