assembly. Since 2005, however, they have had to compete in an open election where voters directly choose their preferred leader …

democracies. The second ballot of the 2016 Presidential election in Austria needed to be repeated because of inconsistencies in …

second ballot of the 2016 presidential election in Austria. The ballot needed to be repeated because postal votes were … comparing election outcomes from the regular and the repeated round. The results do not show that voter turnout and postal … districts blamed the federal constitutional court for ordering a second election, but did not seem to blame local authorities. …

's "impressionable years" (ages 18 to 25) has a persistent negative effect on confidence in political institutions and leaders. We find … similar negative effects on confidence in public health systems, suggesting that the loss of confidence in political …