It Happens Gradually, then Suddenly. Multiparty Coalitions and Deinstitutionalization of the Party System Under Presidentialism

• In Event: Parties, In Other Regimes

Brief Overview

This paper analyzes how multiparty coalitions in presidential systems erode party system institutionalization, increasing electoral volatility and weakening democratic institutions, contributing to broader trends of democratic backsliding

Author

• Alejandro Espinosa Herrera, Universidad Panamericana