Notes on the Brazilian 2006 Presidential Elections: The Winding Road to Democratic Consolidation
Author(s) -
Lúcio Rennó
Publication year - 2006
Publication title -
colombia internacional
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.505
H-Index - 7
eISSN - 1900-6004
pISSN - 0121-5612
DOI - 10.7440/colombiaint64.2006.07
Subject(s) - presidential system , democracy , consolidation (business) , voting , political science , democratic consolidation , volatility (finance) , political economy , ranked voting system , presidential election , language change , development economics , economics , law , politics , democratization , econometrics , accounting , art , literature
The paper describes the main characteristics of the 2006 Brazilian Presidential elections. It explores two defining traits of this elections: the interplay between how retrospective economic voting and views towards corruption affected vote volatility and the final result of the election.The paper concludes by pointing out implications of the current elections to the strengthening of democracy in Brazil.
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