A Comparative Analysis of the Legacies of Soviet Forced Deportations on Electoral Behavior

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Brief Overview

This paper looks at forced deportations conducted by the Soviet Union in Estonia and Latvia, comparing election results for the 2003 EU Referendum and 2024 Parliamentary elections. The results of this analysis differ between the states.

Author

• Izabela Konopka, George Washington University