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Public Perceptions of Clean Elections in Mexico: An Analysis of the 2000, 2006, and 2012 Elections

Percepciones Públicas de Elecciones Limpias en México: Un Análisis de las Elecciones de 2000, 2006 y 2012
[journal article]

Ugues Jr., Antonio

Abstract

This study explores how citizens in a newly democratized country with a legacy of electoral fraud and manipulation evaluate the cleanliness of the elections that have taken place since democratization. I argue that citizens in these contexts are more likely to express confidence in the credibility o... view more

This study explores how citizens in a newly democratized country with a legacy of electoral fraud and manipulation evaluate the cleanliness of the elections that have taken place since democratization. I argue that citizens in these contexts are more likely to express confidence in the credibility of elections when their electoral preferences are realized, due to the competitiveness of contemporary elections, but more importantly due to the legacy of electoral malpractice. Using panel data collected during the 2000, 2006, and 2012 Mexican elections, the evidence indicates that support for electoral winners is indeed associated with greater confidence in the cleanliness of election-day proceedings, whereas support for electoral losers is associated with less confidence.... view less


Este estudio explora cómo los ciudadanos de un país recientemente democratizado, con antecedentes de fraude electoral y manipulación, evalúan la limpieza de las elecciones desde la democratización. Sostengo que en estos contextos los ciudadanos tienen probabilidades más altas de expresar confianza e... view more

Este estudio explora cómo los ciudadanos de un país recientemente democratizado, con antecedentes de fraude electoral y manipulación, evalúan la limpieza de las elecciones desde la democratización. Sostengo que en estos contextos los ciudadanos tienen probabilidades más altas de expresar confianza en la credibilidad de las elecciones cuando sus preferencias electorales se realizan, debido a la competitividad de las elecciones contemporáneas; pero de manera más importante, debido al legado de las malas prácticas electorales. Utilizando datos de panel recopilados durante las elecciones mexicanas de 2000, 2006 y 2012, la evidencia indica que el apoyo a los ganadores electorales se asocia con una mayor confianza en la limpieza de los procedimientos electorales, mientras que el apoyo a los perdedores electorales se asocia con menos confianza.... view less

Keywords
Mexico; democratization; election; fairness; perception; public opinion; political behavior; Central America

Classification
Political Process, Elections, Political Sociology, Political Culture

Free Keywords
clean elections; winner-loser effect

Document language
English

Publication Year
2018

Page/Pages
p. 77-98

Journal
Journal of Politics in Latin America, 10 (2018) 2

ISSN
1868-4890

Status
Published Version; peer reviewed

Licence
Creative Commons - Attribution-NoDerivs 3.0


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