摘要: There is an emerging consensus that niche parties are fundamentally different from mainstream because do not moderate their policy positions strategically. However, there theoretical reason to believe have electoral incentive shift in the same direction as proximate them most salient space. This paper examines whether respond such incentives, using data on government coalitions Parliament and Government Composition Database, party behavior Comparative Manifesto Project 17 Western style democracies. The results suggest tend strategically perceived of parties, especially dimension.
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