Accused and Accountable? Corruption Charges and Electoral Accountability in Romanian Municipalities

• In Event: Retrospective Voting in Local Elections

Brief Overview

How are sitting politicians affected electorally by corruption charges? We investigate this in a context in which many politicians have been indicted on corruption charges – the municipal level in Romania, an under-researched case in this field.

Authors

• Nicholas Charron, Florida State University

• Andreas Bågenholm, University of Gothenburg