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Głos i rozgłos. Medialne i systemowe determinanty indywidualnego wyniku wyborczego liderów list
Voting game and fame. Media and system determinants of individual electoral result

Author(s): Jarosław Flis
Subject(s): Social Sciences, Communication studies
Published by: Wydawnictwo Uniwersytetu Jagiellońskiego
Keywords: elections; candidates; media; electoral system; popularity

Summary/Abstract: After each election Polishmedia publish nationwide rankings of candidates, comparing the number of votes gained individually. Analysis of the individual results of such candidates, however, shows that they are strongly dependent on factors external to a candidate –the size ofparticular district, its territorial structure and the turnout. The results depend not only on the candidates’ previous media visibility, but also on the visibility of their competitors.

  • Issue Year: 2014
  • Issue No: 2 (218)
  • Page Range: 203-220
  • Page Count: 18
  • Language: Polish