Protests during the 2002 French presidential election (Chirac v Le Pen) against the far-right candidate Le Pen led to fewer votes for him and less support for far-right policies – The protests persuaded right-wingers to switch from Le Pen to Chirac and left-wingers to not cast blank ballots.
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OUP Academic
Media, Spillovers and Social Norms: The Electoral Impact of Anti-Far-Right Protests in the 2002 French Election
Abstract. We study the electoral impact of protesting against the far right by investigating the demonstrations held during the 2002 French presidential el
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Mass shootings are associated with increased local voter turnout 📈 but do not change presidential vote choices 🗳️, showing that exposure to gun violence mobilizes voters locally without producing broader shifts in national electoral outcomes.
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Science Advances
The effect of mass shootings on voter turnout in the United States
Following mass shootings, localized voter turnout increases, as does support for a gun reform ballot initiative.
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