How many captains for a ship on electoral drift? Limiting the number of leadership candidates in the Flemish Christian-democratic party (CD&V)

Many Western parties have opened up the process of leadership selection to party members under the noble premises to democratize the party. Yet, this might just be window-dressing as party leadership selection is often a coronation rather than an open contest. We argue that the preparation phase pre...

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Main Authors: Jasmien Luypaert, Leen Lingier, Nicolas Bouteca, Audrey Vandeleene, Bram Wauters
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Frontiers Media S.A. 2022-12-01
Series:Frontiers in Political Science
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Online Access:https://www.frontiersin.org/articles/10.3389/fpos.2022.1068207/full