Selecting party leaders

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• dc.contributor.author Astudillo Ruiz, Javier
• dc.contributor.author Lago Peñas, Ignacio
• dc.date.accessioned 2025-10-13T06:25:27Z
• dc.date.available 2025-10-13T06:25:27Z
• dc.date.issued 2025
• dc.description.abstract This article revisits the foundations of previous research on the selection of party leaders. The authors argue that leader selection in party congresses entails two dimensions: fragmentation, or the number of candidates running for leadership, and dissent, or dissatisfaction with the winning candidate. Using original data from 435 regional party congresses of the two main national parties in Germany and Spain, the analysis shows that both the number of contenders and the support received by the winner depend on the party’s experience in government, but only the latter is (positively) affected by the party’s electoral performance. Additionally, upon examining the consequences of intraparty division, it is found that a party’s electoral performance is negatively impacted by the existence of several candidates fighting for leadership, while the support received by the leader in the party congress crucially influences their chances of becoming the top candidate in the next regional election.
• dc.description.sponsorship We acknowledge support from the Spanish Minister of Science, Innovation and Universities (Grant number AEI/FEDER CSO2017-85024-C2-1-P), the Catalan Institut for Self-government Studies (IEA), and the Catalan Institution for Research and Advanced Studies (ICREA) under the ICREA Academia programme.
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• dc.identifier.citation Lago I, Astudillo J. Selecting party leaders. West Eur Polit. 2025;48(1):165-88. DOI: 10.1080/01402382.2023.2250220
• dc.identifier.doi http://dx.doi.org/10.1080/01402382.2023.2250220
• dc.identifier.issn 0140-2382
• dc.identifier.uri http://hdl.handle.net/10230/71479
• dc.language.iso eng
• dc.publisher Taylor & Francis
• dc.relation.ispartof West European Politics. 2025;48(1):165-88
• dc.relation.projectID info:eu-repo/grantAgreement/ES/2PE/CSO2017-85024-C2-1-P
• dc.rights © This is an Accepted Manuscript of an article published by Taylor & Francis in West European politics on 8 Sep 2023, available online: http://www.tandfonline.com/10.1080/01402382.2023.2250220.
• dc.rights.accessRights info:eu-repo/semantics/openAccess
• dc.subject.keyword Elections
• dc.subject.keyword Intraparty division
• dc.subject.keyword Leader
• dc.subject.keyword Party congress
• dc.subject.keyword Political parties
• dc.title Selecting party leaders
• dc.type info:eu-repo/semantics/article
• dc.type.version info:eu-repo/semantics/acceptedVersion