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SUMMARY:When elections divide: Public reactions to electoral results in Sp
 ain - Ignacio Jurado (St Antony's College\, Oxford)
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DESCRIPTION:This paper examines how electoral losers respond to election o
 utcomes\, a cornerstone of democratic theory in which regime legitimacy de
 pends on the consent of the losers. Empirically\, we focus on Spain\, a hi
 ghly polarized democracy that experienced protests during the 2023 governm
 ent formation process. We analyse the factors that erode citizens’ willi
 ngness to accept electoral defeat\, with particular attention to political
  polarization and its attitudinal consequences. The paper also explores wh
 ether electoral loss contributes to the emergence of illiberal attitudes a
 mong voters. Using individual-level panel data collected over more than a 
 year\, we show that the parliamentary agreement forged by Prime Minister P
 edro Sánchez to secure his investiture led voters of opposition parties t
 o significantly reduce their willingness to accept being governed by the r
 esulting government. We further find that right-wing voters became more ac
 cepting of candidates willing to limit political pluralism\, although this
  shift did not translate into greater support for openly authoritarian lea
 ders. These findings show how polarized contexts can weaken democratic con
 sent and create openings for illiberal attitudes\, with important implicat
 ions for democratic stability in consolidated democracies.\nSpeakers:\nIgn
 acio Jurado (St Antony's College\, Oxford)
LOCATION:St Antony's College - North Site (Seminar Room\, European Studies
  Centre\, 70 Woodstock Road\, Oxford OX2 6HR)
TZID:Europe/London
URL:https://talks.ox.ac.uk/talks/id/28b4855a-8f4e-4039-b11e-4ff710a055e7/
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