Alexandre Afonso

Alexandre Afonso

Leiden University

Tag: clientelism

  • Syriza shows the failure of ‘cartel politics’

    As expected, the radical left party Syriza was the big winner of the Greek elections, coming only two seats short of an absolute majority in parliament. But it’s unclear if new Prime Minister Alexis Tsipras will be able to effectively pursue his anti-austerity agenda and renegotiate the terms of the Greek bailout with creditors — and he will Read.

  • How Austerity Killed Greek Parties, While Portuguese Parties Survived

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    This shows the electoral score of the two mainstream parties in Greece and Portugal in 2009 (before the outbreak of the crisis) and in 2011 (in Portugal) and 2012 (in Greece), after the outbreak of the crisis. For Greece, this shows the results of the May elections; new elections were held in June as no Read.