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Formation of Parties and Coalitions in Multiple Referendums

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  • Meir Kalech

    (Ben-Gurion University of the Negev)

  • Moshe Koppel

    (Bar-Ilan University)

  • Abraham Diskin

    (Hebrew University)

  • Eli Rohn

    (Ben-Gurion University of the Negev)

  • Inbal Roshanski

    (Ben-Gurion University of the Negev)

Abstract

We consider a thought experiment in which voters could submit binary preferences regarding each of a pre-determined list of independent relevant issues, so that majorities could be tallied per issue. It might be thought that if such voting became technically feasible and widespread, parties and coalitions could be circumvented altogether and would become irrelevant. In this paper, we show, however, why and how voters would spontaneously self-organize into parties, and parties would self-organize into coalitions, prior to elections. We will see that such coordination is possible, even assuming very limited capabilities of communication and coordination. Using both analytical and empirical methods, we show that the average voter in a majority coalition would gain more than if no parties were formed, but the average voter overall (in or out of the coalition) would be worse off. Furthermore, the extent of these gains and losses is inversely proportional to the degree to which voters line along a unidimensional left–right axis.

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  • Meir Kalech & Moshe Koppel & Abraham Diskin & Eli Rohn & Inbal Roshanski, 2020. "Formation of Parties and Coalitions in Multiple Referendums," Group Decision and Negotiation, Springer, vol. 29(4), pages 723-745, August.
  • Handle: RePEc:spr:grdene:v:29:y:2020:i:4:d:10.1007_s10726-020-09675-1
    DOI: 10.1007/s10726-020-09675-1
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