Why do Authoritarian Successor Parties Succeed?: How Francoist Legacies in the Spanish Catholic Church Boosted Regime Successor Party Performance

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Brief Overview

This paper explores the influence of religious institutions on post-authoritarian party politics. We show that municipality-level exposure to Franco-appointed bishops in post-Franco Spain increases the vote share of successor parties to the regime.

Authors

• Viivi Vadelma Jarvi, Princeton University

• Miguel Alquezar-Yus, European University Institute

• Guadalupe Tunon, Princeton University