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ID6314992
AuthorsIgnacio Lago Peñas (0000-0003-0611-8467, Universitat Pompeu Fabra, corresponding author), Ferran Martínez I Coma (0000-0002-3486-6596, Centro de Investigación y Docencia Económicas), Ferran Martínez (Centro de Investigaciones y Docencia Económicas (CIDE), Mexico)
Year2011
Volume17
Issue1
Pages3-20
Publication date2011-01-01
Peer ReviewedYes
Open AccessYes
TypeARTICLE
VenueParty Politics (JOURNAL)
Journal identifiersISSN: 1354-0688 • E-ISSN: 1460-3683
PublisherSAGE Publications Inc (PUBLISHER)
DOI10.1177/1354068809346077
OpenAlexW2154454011
LanguageEN
Citations received56
References cited29

The variables explaining party system fragmentation have been investigated extensively, but little is known about changes in the number of parties over time within countries. This article is an attempt to fill the gap by explaining the entry of new viable competitors in party systems after the founding election. Using empirical evidence from Spain, we show that when there is an electoral market failure and a high number of perfectly elastic voters, there is a high probability of new viable entrants

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