Preferințele alegătorilor din Irlanda: comparație între Sinn Fein și Fianna Fail la alegerile din 2020
Voters Preferences in Ireland: Comparing Sinn Fein and Fianna Fail in the 2020 Elections

Summary/Abstract: The 2020 general elections in Ireland were important for both citizens and political parties since they were the first after Brexit got into effect. They marked the surprising electoral success of Sinn Fein, a relatively small party, which means relevant change of preferences compared to the previous election. This article seeks to explain the electoral success of the two top parties according to the received share of votes: Sinn Fein and Fianna Fail. The five potential causes covered by this comparative analysis are the electoral system, the competition with other parties and the type of campaign used, the internal organisation of the party, the media reporting, and the party leader. The data consists of official party, campaign and election documents, and comes from databases, literature, press articles and election statistics. The results indicate that the messages used in the campaign and a new charismatic leader were important drivers for electoral success.

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