RAZLOZI NEDOSLJEDNOSTI: TKO I ZAŠTO MIJENJA GLASAČKU ODLUKU?
REASONS OF INCONSISTENCY: WHO CHANGES THEIR VOTING DECISION AND WHY?

Summary/Abstract: An attempt was made in the study based on extensive research of public opinion conducted in 1998 on a probability sample of the Croatian population to determine the scope of inconsistent behaviour in voters and gain insight into the reasons for changing voting decisions. The research has shown that the examinees' behaviour is relatively inconsistent, so much so that approximately half of them within the interval of three years intend to change the party they will probably vote for in the future. Most of them do not only change the party they vote for, but also the ideological group they want to grant their confidence to, thus expressing equally both party and ideological inconsistency.The drain of voters from one party to another, as shown by the discriminative analyses carried out, does not mostly occur based on social status corresponding with the party profile, but depends on the attitude towards those in power.

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