Abstract:

This article is aimed at examining what are the common conditions that affect electoral volatility in democratic systems. In the article firstly problems of definition and measurement associated with electoral volatility are discussed. Then the role of the independent voters in electoral volatility, an important factor in electoral inconsistencies, is examined. The correlation between the short-term and long-term factors affecting electoral fluctuations and electoral volatility are tried to be determined, and the effects of low and high volatility upon democratic systems are researched. Lastly examining the electoral volatility and its reasons during the multi-party period of Turkey, it is sought to find out which long and short factors affect electoral volatility in the case of Turkey

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