Incumbent Nomination and Reelection in Authoritarian Regimes: The 2018 National Assembly elections in Cuba

• In Event: Electoral Politics and Incumbency (Dis)Advantages

Brief Overview

Do voters in authoritarian regimes reward or punish incumbents based on their performance? Do government choose candidates based on signals sent by the voters? We study these questions in the context of the 2018 National Assembly elections in Cuba.

Authors

• Angela Fonseca-Galvis, Universidad Javeriana

• Chiara Superti, Columbia University