Populist-led governments are more likely to be punished by the electorate for rising COVID-19 deaths
Meyer, B.
(28 January 2022)
Populist-led governments are more likely to be punished by the electorate for rising COVID-19 deaths.
LSE European Politics and Policy (EUROPP) blog.
In the wake of several surprising 2021 election losses in Europe, has the Covid-19 pandemic damaged leaders’ electoral prospects? Brett Meyer presents evidence that populist leaders in Europe are more likely to be punished at the polls than non-populist leaders, as are leaders in countries with lower pre-pandemic levels of trust.
| Item Type | Blog post |
|---|---|
| Copyright holders | © 2022 The Author |
| Departments | LSE |
| Date Deposited | 23 Mar 2022 |
| URI | https://researchonline.lse.ac.uk/id/eprint/114142 |