Selection Criteria in Party Leadership Elections in Greece: The Open Primaries of PASOK, ND and SYRIZA

This book provides an in-depth analysis of the voting criteria of selectors in Greek political parties' leadership elections, focusing on open and semi-open primaries. It examines seven multi-candidate leadership contests organised by the centre-left PASOK, the centre-right New Democracy, and the radical left SYRIZA during 2007 - 2023, from the theoretical perspective of the Stark model and the three ordered selection criteria. Drawing on polling evidence and interviews with candidates, party officials and their aides, the book argues that the model helps explain the results of Greek parties' six in seven leadership elections.

List of contents

1. Selection criteria in party leadership elections in Greece.- 2. Selection criteria in party leadership elections of PASOK (2004 - 2021).- 3. Selection criteria in the party leadership elections of ND (2009 - 2016).- 4. Selection criteria in party leadership elections of SYRIZA (2022 - 2023).- Chapter 5: Selection criteria in party leadership elections revisited.

About the author

Panos A. Koliastasis is Lecturer (adjunct) in Politics at the Hellenic Open University and the University of Athens, Greece.

Summary

This book provides an in-depth analysis of the voting criteria of selectors in Greek political parties’ leadership elections, focusing on open and semi-open primaries. It examines seven multi-candidate leadership contests organised by the centre-left PASOK, the centre-right New Democracy, and the radical left SYRIZA during 2007 – 2023, from the theoretical perspective of the Stark model and the three ordered selection criteria. Drawing on polling evidence and interviews with candidates, party officials and their aides, the book argues that the model helps explain the results of Greek parties’ six in seven leadership elections.

Product details

• Authors: Panos A Koliastasis, Panos A. Koliastasis
• Publisher: Springer, Berlin
• Languages: English
• Product format: Hardback
• Released: 22.11.2024
• EAN: 9783031748592
• ISBN: 978-3-0-3174859-2
• No. of pages: 130
• Dimensions: 148 mm x 11 mm x 210 mm
• Weight: 280 g
• Illustrations: IX, 130 p. 1 illus.
• Series: Political Campaigning and Communication
• Subjects: Social sciences, law, business > Political science > Political system; Kommunikationswissenschaft, Europa, European Politics, Democracy, Politische Strukturen und Prozesse, elections, Electoral Politics, Political Communication, Wahlen und Volksabstimmungen / Wahlrecht, Greek politics, Open and close primaries, Party leadership